System C, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Overview
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Bid Manager and Writer role at System C — responsible for managing and writing high-quality bids from identification through submission. This hybrid role combines bid strategy, content authorship, and project delivery.
Role title
Bid Manager and Writer
Responsibilities
* Opportunity Identification: Scan NHS procurement portals and frameworks to identify relevant tenders aligned to business priorities.
* Bid Strategy & Storyboarding: Define win themes, pricing narratives, and content structure in collaboration with sales and product teams.
* Content Creation: Write and edit tailored responses, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with the evaluation criteria.
* Proposal Management: Oversee the bid lifecycle — assign tasks, track timelines, facilitate all process reviews, and ensure final submission.
* Compliance: Ensure responses meet all legal, commercial, and buyer-specific requirements.
* Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with SMEs, sales, legal, pricing and delivery colleagues to shape responses and gather inputs.
* Content Library Development: Maintain and update reusable content, case studies, and past responses.
* Manage 2-3 live bids per month.
* Contributes to bid/no-bid recommendations and process improvements.
Required Skills
* Persuasive writing, editing, and storytelling
* NHS/public sector procurement knowledge
* Bid planning, task management, and review cycle facilitation
* Content design and document compliance (RFP/ITT structures)
* Stakeholder engagement and SME coordination
* Proficiency in MS Office and submission portals (e.g. Atamis, Bravo)
Experiences
* Delivering complete NHS bids as lead writer and manager
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape strategy and pricing
* Managing bid reviews (pink/red) and coordinating SME contributions
* Writing winning proposals in a regulated environment
* Maintaining proposal libraries and governance records
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Sales and Business Development
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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