Business Industry Cost Support — BICS Eligibility Checker
Check your BICS eligibility in minutes
BICS is the support scheme that removes certain non-energy charges from your electricity bill. For eligible sites, this can mean a saving of around 4p/kWh. In the first year (2026-27), the relief is given as a rebate; from then on, the charges are simply removed from your bill — so qualifying sites pay less each month.
Our free BICS eligibility check reviews your Companies House record, SIC codes and products. If you qualify, a BICS consultant in Birmingham will guide your BICS application from start to finish — whether you run BICS manufacturing sites in Birmingham or anywhere in the UK.
Electricity
Discount applied per kWh on qualifying non-domestic supply.
Who qualifies
The list of specific eligible Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes is fairly broad, but generally eligible frontier industries include sectors within advanced manufacturing, clean energy industries, defence, digital and technologies, and life sciences. Eligible foundational industries include chemicals, composites, critical minerals, materials, steel, and manufacturing components for electricity networks.
What happens next
- 1. Find your company on the Companies House register.
- 2. We check your SIC codes and products against the BICS lists.
- 3. A specialist comes back within one working day with your position.
Indicative assessment only · No obligation · No credit check