Bid Manager and Writer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Edinburgh
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Management
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Persuasive writing NHS/public sector procurement knowledge Bid planning Content design Stakeholder engagement MS Office proficiency

FULL DESCRIPTION

Bid Manager and Writer

At [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], 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.

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
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