Bid Manager

Palmer McCarthy; Newark on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Healthcare

Enhanced pension

Job summary

Palmer McCarthy is seeking a Bid Manager for Security & Critical Infrastructure, hybrid working in Nottinghamshire. You will own the end-to-end bid process, coordinating teams to produce compelling, compliant proposals and improve win rates.

Ideal candidates have experience managing bids, writing persuasive submissions, and strong commercial awareness. The role offers a salary up to £60,000 with bonus, healthcare and an enhanced pension.

Qualifications

• Experience managing end-to-end bids and tenders.
• Excellent written communication and persuasive, evidence-led submissions.
• Strong stakeholder management and organisational skills.
• Commercial understanding of pricing, service delivery and tender evaluation.
• Proactive identification of opportunities and bid performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full bid lifecycle from qualification to submission and pre-award meetings.
• Writing tailored tender responses that demonstrate service quality and value.
• Identifying frameworks, procurement opportunities and retenders.
• Developing bid processes, templates and content libraries.
• Coordinating internal stakeholders to deliver accurate, compliant submissions on time.
• Analyzing tender feedback and evaluation scores to improve future performance.
• Tracking bid activity, pipeline and outcomes to support growth.

Skills

End-to-end bid management

Tender writing

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Job description

Salary: To £60,000 + bonus + private healthcare per year

Reference: 2806

Published: 1 day ago

Bid Manager - Security & Critical Infrastructure

Salary: Up to £60,000 + bonus + healthcare + enhanced pension
Location: Nottinghamshire | Hybrid working

Palmer McCarthy has been retained to resource a Bid Manager for a growing security and facilities business supplying corporate and critical infrastructure clients. The business is looking to strengthen its tender function and convert more opportunities into profitable business.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end bid process, improve tender performance and help shape the company's approach to winning new contracts.

The Role

You will lead bid management and tender submissions, working with operational, commercial and technical teams to produce compelling, commercially sound proposals.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing the full bid lifecycle, from opportunity qualification and bid/no-bid decisions through to submission and pre-award meetings.

Writing persuasive, tailored tender responses that demonstrate service quality, operational capability and commercial value.

Identifying frameworks, procurement opportunities, retenders and new routes to market.

Developing bid processes, templates, content libraries and supporting evidence.

Coordinating internal stakeholders to deliver accurate, compliant submissions on time.

Analysing tender feedback and evaluation scores to improve future performance and conversion.

Working with commercial and operational teams to ensure proposals are competitive and deliverable.

Tracking bid activity, pipeline and outcomes to support business growth.

About You

You will be an experienced Bid Manager, Bid Writer or Tender Manager with strong writing skills, commercial awareness and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

You will bring:

Experience managing end-to-end bids and tenders.

Excellent written communication and the ability to develop persuasive, evidence-led submissions.

Strong stakeholder management and organisational skills.

Commercial understanding of pricing, service delivery and tender evaluation.

A proactive approach to identifying opportunities and improving bid performance.

The confidence to take ownership, challenge existing processes and influence colleagues.

Experience in security, facilities management, critical infrastructure, utilities, rail or construction would be advantageous. Knowledge of procurement frameworks, ESG requirements or APMP principles would also be beneficial.