Concept are delighted to be partnering with a long-standing client, a major player in the UK’s IT services space. As they continue to grow and invest in their commercial function, they are now looking for a dynamic Bid Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a well-established but forward-thinking organisation that continues to lead the way in technology and managed services. With hybrid working and offices in Birmingham, London, or Bracknell, this role offers both flexibility and progression. As Bid Manager, you’ll take the reins on high-value, multi-service bids, overseeing the entire bid lifecycle and collaborating with senior stakeholders across Sales, Product, Commercial, Delivery, and Legal. You’ll ensure all submissions are compliant, compelling, and commercially sound, helping the business win major contracts across both public and private sector markets. Security clearance or willingness to undergo clearance will be required for this role. A full UK driving licence is also essential. Duties and responsibilities: Lead and coordinate the end-to-end bid process – from initial qualification through to contract award – ensuring timely, high-quality, and commercially robust submissions. Drive win strategies and develop storyboards, value propositions, and win themes in collaboration with sales and solution leads. Own all aspects of bid delivery including timelines, governance reviews, and resource allocation. Support the wider sales process – challenging and qualifying opportunities, adding value through insight and structured pursuit. Engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders across technical, commercial, and delivery functions. Identify and proactively mitigate risks throughout the bid lifecycle. Maintain and continuously improve content libraries, proposal templates, and bid documentation. Capture lessons learned and share best practices with the wider commercial and bid team. Skills and Experience: Proven track record in a Bid Manager, Bid Writer, Proposal Manager, or similar role within the IT, technology, or services sectors. Deep understanding of the bid lifecycle, with experience managing complex and multi-disciplinary submissions. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to shape and refine content from SMEs and technical contributors. Experience engaging with public and/or private sector procurement processes. Strong commercial acumen, with an eye for pricing, risk, and contract alignment. Confident managing multiple deadlines, workstreams, and stakeholders under pressure. Why Apply: Join a business with genuine scale, stability, and ambition. Hybrid working model with core hours to suit work-life balance. Significant opportunities for progression and career development. Inclusive and collaborative company culture. Excellent salary (circa £55,000 with the option of a company car or monthly car allowance) and benefits package including flexible benefits scheme and two paid volunteering days per year. If you're ready to lead exciting bids, shape strategy, and work with some of the brightest minds in tech services – this is the opportunity for you. Apply now or get in touch to find out more. Farnborough, South East iO Associates - UK/EU Posted 1 day ago Job Description
Location: Farnborough Are you a Bid lead currently working within Defence? Interested in an opportunity to lead on Bid management covering UK & rest of world for a household name? We're supporting a UK defence company in hiring a detail orientated Bid Manager. The role will see you working with the business development and campaigns team in bringing together Bid excellence for customers across the UK, EU and ROW. They're looking for an individual who has successfully managed bids within the Defence environment, someone with experience of submitting best in class proposals to Government and Defence customers and working with the business to pull together all requirements and execute bid strategy and submission. The business themselves operate globally and deploy class leading capabilities to international military's both direct and through partners. Having worked with them for a number of years I can say with confidence they're an excellent team to work with and have seen a lot of recent success. Skills; Proven history in Bids for Defence & Government. If you're looking for a new opportunity and would like to work for an internationally recognised brand and being part of deploying technology to UK & international customers then please get in touch. Be The First To Know
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