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British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS)

British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS) is a grant for businesses in England, Scotland and Wales. Open, closes 30 November 2026.

Run by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Checked against the official page (apply-for-bics.service.gov.uk) on 10 Oct 2026.

From 2027, cuts electricity costs by up to £40 per megawatt hour for eligible manufacturers in Great Britain, by exempting their sites from the indirect costs of the Renewables Obligation, Feed-in Tariffs and Capacity Market.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

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Deadline

Closes 30 November 2026 (29 days)

As stated: Applications open 1 October 2026 and close 30 November 2026 at 11:59pm

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How much

Up to £40 per megawatt hour off electricity costs, from 2027

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Who can apply

Manufacturers registered on Companies House that operate in an eligible sector (by SIC code), make an eligible product in Great Britain (by HS code) and use at least 33 MWh of grid electricity a year at the site. One application per company.

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Business size

Not stated

Sectors

advanced manufacturing and engineering

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How to apply

Check eligibility with GOV.UK's online checker, then apply through the BICS online service (you need a GOV.UK One Login, your Companies House number and 6 months of electricity bills for each manufacturing site).

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Where it is open: England, Scotland and Wales

England, Scotland, Wales

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across England and Scotland and Wales, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Applications cannot be amended once submitted; there is one round a year
  • Location listed as specific Tees Valley towns but the scheme covers eligible GB sites; area set to tees-valley as the stated location

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (apply-for-bics.service.gov.uk) on 10 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 23 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 9 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade before you apply.

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