Bid Manager / Bid Writer
Contract: £400 to £600 per day 3 months initial contract
Engagement: Umbrella, IR35 status to be determined so may fall inside or outside
Location: Remote / hybrid
Office attendance: Twice per month,
Office locations: Leeds or Oxford.
We are recruiting for an experienced Bid Manager / Bid Writer to support a leading technology business delivering software solutions across health and social care. This is a contract opportunity for a hands-on Bid Manager / Bid Writer who can manage the full bid lifecycle while also writing high-quality, persuasive and compliant responses.
The successful Bid Manager / Bid Writer will work closely with sales, product, legal, pricing, delivery and subject matter experts to shape compelling submissions for public sector opportunities.
This role would suit a Bid Manager / Bid Writer who understands NHS procurement, public sector frameworks, healthcare technology bids and the pace of a busy contract environment.
Key duties:
- Identify relevant tender opportunities through NHS procurement portals and public sector frameworks
- Review tender documents, requirements, scoring criteria and submission instructions
- Support bid/no-bid recommendations based on opportunity fit, timescales and commercial priorities
- Create bid plans, response structures, compliance matrices and clear submission timelines
- Develop win themes, storyboards and pricing narratives with sales and product teams
- Write clear, persuasive and tailored responses aligned to buyer requirements
- Edit and improve SME content so it is accurate, compelling and easy to score
- Manage the full bid process from kick-off through to final submission
- Coordinate input from sales, product, legal, pricing, delivery and technical teams
- Facilitate review stages including pink and red reviews
- Track actions, deadlines, risks and dependencies throughout the bid lifecycle
- Ensure responses are compliant with legal, commercial and buyer-specific requirements
- Manage final document quality, formatting, version control and submission readiness
- Maintain and improve reusable content, case studies and proposal library material
- Contribute to bid process improvements, governance and best practice
- Manage around 2 to 3 live bids per month
We are looking for a Bid Manager / Bid Writer with strong experience managing and writing complete NHS, healthcare technology, public sector software or regulated public sector bids.
The ideal Bid Manager / Bid Writer will be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience writing and managing full bid submissions
- NHS, healthcare, social care, public sector or regulated sector bid experience
- Strong persuasive writing, editing and storytelling ability
- Experience interpreting ITTs, RFPs, framework documents and scoring criteria
- Ability to develop win themes, storyboards and structured responses
- Experience managing SME input and keeping stakeholders on track
- Confidence facilitating bid reviews including pink and red reviews
- Strong attention to compliance, deadlines and document quality
- Experience using MS Office and procurement portals such as Atamis or Bravo
- Ability to work independently in a remote contract role
This Bid Manager / Bid Writer contract is predominantly remote, with office attendance required twice per month in either Leeds or Oxford. Immediate start available, with interviews happening immediately
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