Bids

Business Improvement Districts Scotland (BIDS) has been established to support and encourage the development of Business Improvement Districts across Scotland and to aid the regeneration and asset management of our towns and villages, business parks and tourism and visitor areas.

BIDS leads the Scottish Government's BID programme and is the national organisation for BIDs in Scotland.

Business Improvement Districts Scotland encourages and brings togther the BIDs from across Scotland, sharing knowledge and information whilst informing and developing BIDs policy across the country. Working with our partners and the local BIDs the aim is to improve the trading environment for the businesses involved in the BID whilst contributing to the local communities wider regeneration and asset management aspirations.

BIDS keeps its members and those interested in developing a BID up to date with the latest developments in BIDs, seminars and conferences relevant to the specific BID areas and circulates a national newsletter, archived copies of which can be accesssed here.

There are currently ten operational BIDs in Scotland with a further 9 in development.

More details on these BIDs can be found here.

A BID delivers a sustainable financial model for areas, whether a town or geographical area such as a tourism and visitor area or a single business sector seeking to improve and develop their business trading environment whilst contributing to sustainable local economic growth.

The Scottish Government is supporting the development of BIDs across Scotland.

In addition to central support, the Government is offering a development grant of up to £20K to business groups and associations, community councils and Development Trusts working in partnership and with their local authority to develop Improvement Districts across Scotland.

Further details on the development grant can be found here.

For further information or advice please contact:

Ian Davison Porter - Director BIDS

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Elaine Bone - Operations, Conferences and Events

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Anna Gormley - Marketing and Communications

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