Job Description
Bid Manager IT Managed Services (UK MSP)
Location: Hybrid, UK (Southampton commutable)
Salary: Up to £50,000 DOE
The Company
A well-established and growing UK-based IT Managed Service Provider delivering managed infrastructure, cloud, service desk, security, and professional services to a broad public and private sector client base.
The business competes for high-value, complex opportunities, including UK public sector frameworks, and places strong emphasis on quality, compliance, and collaboration in its bid process. The culture is supportive, professional, and focused on winning the right work rather than chasing volume.
The Role Bid Specialist (IT Managed Services)
This is a key role within Sales / Business Development, responsible for owning and coordinating high-quality bid and proposal responses across IT Managed Services and transformation projects.
The Bid Specialist manages the full bid lifecycle from opportunity review and bid/no-bid support through to final submission ensuring responses are compelling, accurate, and fully compliant.
Key aspects of the role include:
Leading and managing responses to RFPs, ITTs, RFQs, RFIs, and framework mini-competitions.
Analysing tender documents to understand client requirements, evaluation criteria, and scoring models.
Developing bid plans, timelines, and review cycles...