Bid Manager

Why Join This Opportunity?

• Play a pivotal role in driving business growth through high-impact, strategic bid submissions
• Join a collaborative, technically strong organisation with a strong presence across public sector frameworks
• Influence and shape bid capability, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with senior leadership, technical experts, and commercial teams
• Opportunity to enhance win rates and build a best-in-class bid function

The Role

This is a critical position responsible for leading end-to-end bid management across public and private sector opportunities, with a particular focus on public sector frameworks. You’ll own the bid lifecycle, from qualification through to submission, ensuring every response is compliant, compelling, and commercially robust.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full bid lifecycle, ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality submissions
• Manage multiple concurrent tenders, frameworks, and mini-competitions, prioritising effectively
• Support go/no-go decisions based on commercial viability, resource requirements, and probability of success
• Develop structured bid plans, timelines, compliance matrices, and governance frameworks
• Produce clear, persuasive, and customer-focused bid content aligned to evaluation criteria
• Translate complex technical solutions into compelling public sector narratives
• Collaborate cross-functionally with technical, commercial, finance, and leadership teams
• Track bid performance, customer feedback, and win/loss data to improve future submissions
• Enhance bid quality and efficiency through the use of tools, AI, and structured content libraries
• Contribute to continuous improvement, embedding best practice across bid processes and governance

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience & Skills

• Proven experience as a Bid Manager within IT services, technology, or complex solutions environments
• Strong knowledge of public sector procurement, including frameworks, tender portals, and evaluation criteria
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft high-scoring responses
• Demonstrable ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders under pressure
• Experience in public sector frameworks, including mini-competitions and call-offs
• Strong understanding of IT services such as cloud, cyber, infrastructure, and managed services
• Familiarity with bid tools, AI solutions, and content management practices
• Track record of improving bid processes, templates, and knowledge libraries

Advantageous

• Experience contributing to bid governance frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives
• Exposure to ISO standards (9001, 14001, 27001) environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement across technical and commercial teams

If you’re a driven Bid Manager looking to make a measurable impact in a growing, technically credible organisation, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.