BIS local offices

BIS Local staff are unable to provide business support or information. Businesses who are seeking advice should go to www.businesslink.gov.uk in the first instance. For those unable to find what they are looking for, contact the Business Link helpline on 0845 600 9 006 for further assistance.

BIS now has a network of six teams set up to drive economic growth at local level. The teams will support the delivery of BIS policy on the ground by:

• Supporting BIS Ministerial business including briefing and visits
• Leading BIS’ relationships with Local Enterprise Partnerships and local government to help them understand BIS national policy priorities, assist in coordination of economic development delivery, and help partnerships build their capacity and capability
• Providing hard and soft intelligence and ensure effective coordination of government responses to economic shocks, including major company failures
• Maintaining strong links with selected large businesses, key sectors and local business bodies, to build local understanding and buy-in to BIS policies, and
• Providing BIS with the local intelligence needed to understand the impact of policies and contribute to the development of new policies

These offices will cover the following areas, and with lead contacts initially as indicated (email addresses will be established using the format firstname.lastname@bis.gsi.gov.uk):

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