Job title: Bid Manager | Type: Full-time, Permanent | Location: UK, flexible home, office, or hybrid working | UK offices: Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and London
Start date: Monday 4th May
Please note that to be considered for this role, you must be based within 30 miles of one of our UK offices.
What you’ll do
* Lead bids from qualification through to submission, working across frameworks such as G-Cloud, DOS, TS4 and RM1043.
* Translate tender requirements into clear, structured response plans and bring together input from product, design, engineering, data and commercial teams.
* Manage timelines, compliance and quality assurance, ensuring submissions meet CCS and government procurement standards.
* Develop winning themes and value propositions aligned to government priorities and buying behaviour.
* Shape how bidding works long term by defining processes, templates and review stages, introducing tools and workflows, and building a reusable bid library of public-sector language, case studies and evidence.
* Support public-sector sales operations in HubSpot, keeping pipeline data clean, tracking opportunities and supporting reporting.
What this role gives you
* You’ll be the first dedicated public-sector bid hire at hedgehog lab, bringing genuine ownership from day one.
* There’s no inherited process to work around; you’ll build the bid function in a way that makes sense.
* Your impact will be visible; bids you lead will directly influence pipeline, revenue and growth in a priority vertical.
* You’ll work closely with the Director of Public Sector, shaping pursuit strategy, go or no-go decisions and framework positioning.
* As the public-sector capability grows, your role will grow with it, bringing increased influence and progression.
Who you’ll work with
You’ll join a collaborative consultancy where product, delivery, design and sales teams work closely together. hedgehog lab designs and builds digital products and services for organisations solving complex problems, including public-sector bodies. You’ll be trusted as a specialist. Your input will shape decisions, not just documentation.
What you get in return
* 5 Impact Days per year for learning, volunteering or innovation
* Flexible working environment
* Annual wellbeing budget plus two days of wellbeing leave
* Mental health support
* A company supplied Apple Mac
What we’re looking for – essential
* Proven experience managing bids within the UK public sector
* Strong knowledge of CCS frameworks such as G-Cloud, DOS or TS4
* Excellent organisation and stakeholder coordination skills
* Strong attention to detail, with a clear focus on compliance and governance
* Experience supporting sales activity through a CRM
* Comfortable working autonomously and building processes
What we’re looking for – nice to have
* Experience bidding for digital or technology services
* Understanding of GDS and government digital standards
* Experience building bid libraries or bid functions
Ready to apply?
If you want ownership, influence and the chance to build something meaningful from the ground up, this role offers exactly that. Apply now and help drive hedgehog lab’s public-sector growth. To be considered for this role, you must be based within 30 miles of one of our UK offices: Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester or London.
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