Bid Manager and Writer

RCI Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider based in Stevenage is looking for an experienced Bid Manager and Writer. The role involves leading the entire bid process, ensuring compliance and quality in submissions, and managing cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include drafting bid responses, coordinating contributors, and maintaining bid tools. The ideal candidate is highly organized, works well under pressure, and possesses strong communication skills. Experience within healthcare or public sector preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience managing the full bid lifecycle and delivering compelling submissions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Understanding of compliance and evaluation criteria associated with bids.

Responsibilities

• Lead bid activity, coordinating and delivering bids from opportunity to submission.
• Maintain a live bid diary and contribute to best practice bid processes.
• Draft and refine high quality bid responses tailored to requirements.

Skills

Excellent written communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams

Experience in healthcare

Familiarity with procurement portals

Job description

Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Bid Manager and Writer

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About the role

As Bid Manager and Writer, you will take full ownership of the end‑to‑end bid process, managing tenders from initial opportunity through to submission and post‑bid review. You will be responsible for ensuring submissions are well planned, well governed, compliant and compelling.

Key responsibilities

• Lead bid activity across the organisation, including planning, coordinating and delivering bids from opportunity identification through to submission and lessons learned.
• Manage the full bid lifecycle, ensuring timelines, governance and quality standards are met.
• Book and facilitate bid kick‑off meetings, solutioning workshops, challenge sessions and formal review stages.
• Coordinate and motivate cross‑functional contributors, ensuring clarity of responsibilities and progress against deadlines.
• Act as the single point of contact for all bid related communication, logging, managing and disseminating Clarification Questions accurately and promptly.
• Manage tender portals and oversee electronic submissions.
• Maintain a live bid diary and track milestones throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Proactively manage risks, blockers and competing priorities, escalating to the Business Development Director where required.
• Draft, edit and refine high quality written bid responses tailored to commissioner and specification requirements.
• Coordinate and manage contributions from subject matter experts and other writers.
• Ensure structured review cycles are followed and feedback is incorporated effectively.
• Maintain a strong focus on compliance, clarity and evaluation criteria.
• Capture lessons learned following submissions.
• Develop and maintain bid tools, templates and a bid library.
• Support the refinement of best practice bid processes.
• Conduct regular opportunity sweeps of tender portals.

Who this role is for

This role suits an experienced bid professional who enjoys ownership, structure and complexity. The ideal candidate is highly organised, confident working under pressure and comfortable managing multiple priorities. They bring excellent written communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams. Experience within healthcare, public sector or regulated environments is beneficial, as is familiarity with procurement portals and commissioning processes. Flexibility is important, as bid activity can be cyclical and deadlines are fixed.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Business Development

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care