Overview
Position: Bid Manager
Location: Hybrid, with a base in Fareham, Hampshire, or Sidcup, Kent
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £45,619 per annum
Closing Date: Sunday, 7th September 2025
Shape Lives Through Winning Bids – Join Our Client as a Bid Manager! Our partner is expanding and seeks a dynamic, strategic, and inspiring Bid Manager to join their Business Development team and drive transformative growth. This senior role offers the opportunity to lead high-impact tender submissions, shape competitive strategies, and make a meaningful difference in communities. As a Bid Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in securing new opportunities by delivering compelling, high-quality bids that align with our client’s mission.
What You’ll Do
* Lead and manage end-to-end tender applications, ensuring timely, competitive, and high-quality submissions.
* Develop pricing strategies, guiding costings and demonstrating value.
* Craft persuasive, evidence-based bid content that stands out.
* Collaborate across teams, inspiring colleagues to meet deadlines and deliver excellence.
* Build and maintain a library of winning bid content while continuously improving processes.
* Leverage market intelligence and innovative tools (including AI) to stay ahead of the competition.
What You’ll Bring
* Proven senior-level experience in bid or tender management (health and social care knowledge is advantageous but not essential).
* Strong understanding of public sector procurement processes.
* Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to transform complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.
* Robust project management, research, and digital skills.
* Commercial awareness and a results-driven mindset.
* A passion for creating positive impact and aligning with a purpose-driven mission.
Why Join Our Client?
This is more than a bid management role – it’s a chance to lead strategically, innovate boldly, and contribute directly to life-changing work. You’ll have the autonomy to shape the organisation’s bid strategy while being supported by a collaborative, values-driven team. Our client is committed to the Disability Confident Scheme. Candidates who declare a disability and meet the key criteria for this role will be guaranteed an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at the interview stage.
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