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Description
At System C, we create software that helps drive 21st century health and social care in the UK. Using leading-edge technology and data, our systems are trusted by hundreds of health and social care organisations, our work impacts millions of lives every day. What we do matters.
Description
At System C, we create software that helps drive 21st century health and social care in the UK. Using leading-edge technology and data, our systems are trusted by hundreds of health and social care organisations, our work impacts millions of lives every day. What we do matters.
The Bid Manager and Writer will be responsible for managing and writing high-quality, compelling bids, from opportunity identification through to submission. They create persuasive content while coordinating timelines, compliance, and team inputs. This hybrid role combines bid strategy, content authorship, and project delivery.
Key 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.
* Manages 2-3 live bids/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
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Sales and Business Development
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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