Bid Manager

Netcompany; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Netcompany is looking for a Bid Manager to spearhead our bid processes and help secure strategic work across the public sector. The role involves collaborating with multiple teams, writing compelling proposals, and enhancing our bidding practices, creating a significant impact on our business growth.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Private medical healthcare

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Retail discounts

Professional certifications support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of bid management experience.
• Strong track record of winning public sector bids.
• Excellent written English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full lifecycle of bids.
• Write and review tailored bid responses.
• Continuously improve bidding processes.

Skills

Bid management

Project management

Writing

Education

APMP Foundation

Job description

Company Description

Are you ready to join the forefront of technology innovation with Netcompany?

As one of the fastest growing technology companies, we are disrupting the marketplace and revolutionizing the way businesses operate. Our vision is to be the leading digital challenger in Europe whilst evolving the next generation of IT consulting.

Operating across both public and private sectors, we offer a comprehensive range of services from application development and seamless cloud migration to program delivery and service operations, our offerings are designed to meet diverse business needs

Job Description

We’re now looking for a Bid Manager to join our growing team – someone who brings experience, energy, and ambition to help us win more strategic work, particularly across public sector frameworks and direct opportunities.This is a pivotal role in our business development function, responsible for leading and managing end-to-end bid processes for high-value opportunities.

You will work closely with Subject Matter Experts, Consultants, Sales, and Leadership teams to develop compelling, compliant, and winning proposals – with a particular focus on the public sector.

You’ll also play a key role in driving improvements across our bid processes, tools, and content – so we get better every time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the full lifecycle of bids, from opportunity shaping, qualification and win strategy to submission and post-bid reviews.
• Manage complex, multi-disciplinary bid teams to deliver high-quality responses to strict deadlines.
• Write and review high-impact, technically accurate, and tailored responses that clearly articulate our value proposition.
• Ensure all submissions meet client requirements and internal governance standards.
• Continuously improve bidding processes, templates, and collateral – proactively identifying areas for efficiency and quality gains.
• Support internal knowledge sharing and coaching of more junior team members.
• Be able to extract the best out of bid team members including SME’s to develop a high scoring bid submission.
• Ability to identify risks and propose solutions to mitigate

Qualifications

• 5+ years of bid management experience, ideally in an IT consultancy or Professional Services environment.
• Strong track record of winning public sector bids – especially across key UK government frameworks (G-Cloud, DOS, etc.).
• Excellent written English and the ability to write, edit, and tailor compelling, persuasive content.
• Strong project management skills – able to manage multiple complex bids with competing deadlines.
• Highly organised, detail-focused, and quality-driven.
• A proactive self-starter who takes ownership, spots opportunities to improve, and drives change.
• Comfortable collaborating and challenging across technical, commercial, and delivery teams – with the gravitas to lead senior stakeholders.
• APMP Foundation (or higher) is desirable, but not essential.
• Experience of working on multi partner bids
• Strong track record of wins

Additional Information

Benefits include

• Hybrid working model with some flexible working
• 25days’ holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

Join Netcompany, where we proudly hold the 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024.

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

Netcompany is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us [e-mail].

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