Operational & Security Support CityCo and Manchester BID provide business networks with operational and security services to help bring the right people together to resolve neighbourhood and practical issues. We work on behalf of members and with...
A Business Improvement District is a specific geographical area where businesses agree to invest in extra services and initiatives that support and enhance city centre vibrancy and economic success.
Funding is brought together from a levy, based on commercial business rates. Activities are agreed in a set business plan, which is then voted-on in a legal ballot. If successful, BIDs run for a period of five years per ‘term’.
The BID model is operating in most towns and cities across the UK, Europe, USA and beyond.
Manchester City Centre Business Improvement District
Manchester launched its first BID in 2013. Ten years later, Manchester BID will enter a new five-year term in April 2023. The BID is managed by CityCo, The City Centre Management Company.
The aim is to bring brands together with each other, and Manchester’s public agencies, to enhance operations and help attract additional custom year-round. The team delivers operational and security support, city intelligence, lobbying, City Hosts, tourism marketing, PR and footfall-driving public events.
Manchester BID is governed by a Board and spans Market Street, New Cathedral Street, Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, St Ann’s Square, King Street and Deansgate.
Partnerships
Our networks are key to the success of Manchester BID. Businesses benefit from connections and initiatives across CityCo’s major networks:
- CityCo Manchester (the city centre’s leading cross-sector membership organisation)
- Business Crime Reduction Partnership (600+ venues using our Day/Night security radio network)
- Manchester Pub and Club Network (800+ night-time economy and hospitality operators)
- The PA Network (500+ Manchester’s executive assistants and corporate event bookers)
We work in daily liaison with Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire Service, Marketing Manchester, Manchester’s homelessness charity network, and other statutory bodies.
Manchester BID is also a member of The BID Foundation, Northern BIDs Group, British BIDs and the Association of Town Centre Management.
MEMBERS. NEED SUPPORT? Email info@manchesterbid.com
