Listed below are links to organisations involved in developing BID policy. We welcome and encourage links to our website but regret we cannot add details of individual local BID or TCM partnerships to this page. Many of the organisations listed here regularly work closely with the BRC.

The British Retail Consortium
The BRC is the lead trade association representing the whole range of retailers, from the large multiples and department stores through to independents, selling a wide selection of products through centre of town, out of town, rural and virtual stores. The BRC has developed and maintains this RetailBids website.
www.brc.org.uk

National BIDs Pilot Project
The ATCM run the National BIDs Pilot Project, a Government funded scheme to support 23 pilot BIDs across England and Wales. They have a dedicated website charting the progress of these pilots and providing much useful guidance and other information. The BRC sits on the Steering Group for the National BIDs Pilot Project.
www.ukbids.org

London BIDs
The London BIDs website is run by Central London Partnerships on behalf of the London Development Agency. It builds on the work of the Circle Initiative, which is piloting five BIDs across central London. The BRC sits on the London BIDs Advisory Board
www.londonbids.info

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
The ODPM is the government department responsible for implementing legislation on BIDs and has sponsored the ATCM pilot schemes. Government guidance is available here together with the latest consultation on regulations that will govern BIDs.
www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_localgov/
documents/page/odpm_locgov_023522.hcsp

International BID Project
This project is run by the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and studies BID-like organisations across the world from Canada to Serbia to New Zealand. The website provides a deeper analytical insight into the motivations for forming BIDs and how their structures differ across locations. http://web.mit.edu/11.204/www/webportfolio/
BID/BID_Intl_BID_Project.html

Welsh Assembly Government
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) intends to produce regulations giving effect to BIDs following their development in England. The BRC sits on the Tripartite Group set up to advise on this process and has also responded to a WAG consultation on the content of guidance for those setting up BIDs.
www.wales.gov.uk

Scottish Executive
The Scottish Executive has formed a consultative group to look at legislating for BIDs north of the border. The Scottish Retail Consortium was the first organisation invited to participate in this group. Scotland has responded to the advice of the BRC/SRC and is actively investigating methods for involving a mandatory levy on property owners.
www.scotland.gov.uk