<p><strong>Strategic Bid Manager</strong></p><p><strong>Hybrid – Milton Keynes (1 day per week, expenses covered)</strong></p><p><strong>Up to £70,000 + Bonus</strong></p><p><strong>Urgent Appointment | Major NHS Bid Programme Launching June</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>I’m working exclusively with a growing healthcare services organisation at a pivotal point in its NHS growth journey. This is a genuinely exciting opportunity as they build an entirely new<strong> bid functio</strong>n from the ground up to shape how future NHS bids are built. This role will be integral in ensuring submissions are not just competitive, but operationally credible, commercially viable, and grounded in real-world service delivery</p><p><br></p><p>.</p><p>This is not a “process admin” bid rol</p><p><br></p><p>e.</p><p>This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienc<strong>ed NHS bid lea</strong>der to take full ownership of bid strategy, shape how the business competes, and build a more sophisticated, resilient approach to winning NHS contrac</p><p><br></p><p>ts.</p><p>The business needs someone who understa<strong>nds how NHS commissioners think, what drives scoring decisions, and how to build submissions that are genuinely winnab</strong>le. You’ll be the person who bridges the gap between operational capability and commissioner expectat</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ion.</strong></p><p><strong>What you’l</strong></p><p>l own✔ End-to-end ownership of complex NHS bid programmes from qualification through to submi</p><p>ssion✔ Defining bid strategy, win themes, positioning and differenti</p><p>ation✔ Leading bid/no-bid decision making to focus effort on high-quality, commercially viable opportun</p><p>ities✔ Translating commissioner priorities into compelling submission str</p><p>ategy✔ Coordinating internal stakeholders and external bid writing resource to deliver exceptional ou</p><p>tputs✔ Running post-bid debriefs and embedding continuous improvement into future submis</p><p>sions✔ Building scalable bid processes, governance and templates to eliminate historic single-point-of-failure</p><p><br></p><p><strong> risk</strong></p><p><strong>What we’re looki</strong></p><p><strong>ng forEsse</strong></p><p>ntial:✅ Proven experience le<strong>ading complex NHS bids end-</strong></p><p>to-end✅ Strong understandi<strong>ng of NHS commissioning, contracting, scoring and evaluation fram</strong></p><p>eworks✅ Experience w<strong>ithin primary care commissioning, NHS contracting, procurement, or transformation enviro</strong></p><p>nments✅ Strong strategic thinking with commercial delivery</p><p>focus✅ Able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders confi</p><p>dently✅ Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail under pr</p><p><br></p><p><strong>essure</strong></p><p><strong>Highly des</strong></p><p>irable:➕ Experience shaping strategic positioning against NHS comp</p><p>etitors➕ Horizon scanning / pipeline development cap</p><p>ability➕ Ability to combin<strong>e both strategic and hands-on bid lea</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>dership</strong></p><p><strong>Why this role is d</strong></p><p>ifferentThis role will help build a fit-for-purpose bid function with real strategic capability, one that doesn’t just submit bids, but w<em>ins t</em>he right contracts profitably and sustainably. You’ll work directly with senior leadership and have genuine influence over how NHS growth is de</p><p><br></p><p>livered.</p>