What is BIIBAS?

The licensed retail sector has long felt that the long-term future of the industry would be better served if both parties who enter into a lease or tenancy agreement were to have a clear understanding of the business relationship to which they are signing up.

BIIBAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BII, the professional body for the licensed retail sector, runs the Scheme under which Pub Companies can apply to have their Codes of Practice accredited as a clear and transparent declaration of the business relationship being offered between the landlord and lessee/tenant and also benchmarked against the criteria established by the current BBPA Code of Practice. The Benchmarking Committee of BIIBAS shall review Codes of Practice alongside the Criteria and, where appropriate, award Benchmarked Status.

Any Pub Company wishing to have its Code of Practice benchmarked in accordance with the Rules, may make an application to BIIBAS.  Where the Code of Practice is subsequently reviewed and found to meet the minimum standard required by the Criteria, the Pub Company may be awarded Benchmarked Status for its Code of Practice. Continued Benchmarked Status will depend on continued compliance with these Rules.