The deadline for the sale of 632 Lloyds retail branches passed on Monday, with the part-nationalised lender receiving indicative bids from parties including Virgin Money and NBNK Investments, according to reports from Dow Jones Newswires.António Horta-Osório, the chief executive of Lloyds, set the deadline as 11 July when he took charge on 1 March, much quicker than many had expected.The Co-operative Group and National Australia Bank were also rumoured to have made bids.The disposal was enforced by the European Union as part of the agreement concerning the £20bn the bank received from the government during the financial crisis. The 41%-taxpayer-owned lender has got until November 2013 to complete the divestment.Lloyds will tell the bidders within the next ten days who has made it through to the next round.BC