Bid Manager

Company: 3Search
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Bid Manager

A fast-growing engineering and technology business specialising in national security, defence and communications solutions is looking to appoint an experienced Bid Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team, taking ownership of the end-to-end bid process across public sector and government frameworks.

Locatio

nHybrid working; minimum of 3 days per week in the office based in Bristol

.Duti

es• Lead and manage the full end-to-end bid process from opportunity qualification through to final submission and contract awa

rd• Develop bid strategies and compelling win themes in collaboration with capture teams and key stakeholde

rs• Facilitate go/no-go reviews and support opportunity qualification decisio

ns• Monitor and manage responses to public sector frameworks and government procurement opportuniti

es• Write, review and edit high-quality, persuasive tender responses and supporting documentati

on• Translate complex technical information into clear, engaging and client-focused conte

nt• Manage clarification questions, procurement portals and client communicatio

ns• Maintain and develop bid collateral including case studies, CVs, social value responses and rate car

ds• Maintain bid libraries, knowledge management systems and document repositori

es• Analyse bid outcomes, conduct lessons learned reviews and implement continuous improvement initiativ

es• Liaise with internal stakeholders including technical teams, commercial teams, operational leaders and directors to gather information and coordinate submissio

nsSkills and Experie

nce• 3 years’+ experience managing bids and tender submissions, ideally within the public sector or government framework environm

ent• Proven experience delivering successful end-to-end bid submissi

ons• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities and tight deadli

nes• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with exceptional attention to det

ail• Strong stakeholder management and communication ski

lls• Experience working with technical subject matter experts to develop compelling cont

ent• Knowledge of UK government procurement processes and frameworks would be advantage

ous• Candidates must be eligible for Security Clearance (

SC)Bene

fits• Flexible working opportuni

ties• Pension sc

heme• Ongoing training and professional develop

ment• Opportunity to work on high-profile and mission-critical proj

ectsIf you are interested in this vacancy, please easy apply through the link below or email directly at hayley@3searchgrou

p.com…

Posted: June 19th, 2026