Bid Manager - Cleaning Solutions

Kingdom Services Group Ltd; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingdom Services Group Ltd is seeking a proactive Bid Manager to own the TE20 tender lifecycle, ensuring timely, compliant submissions and high-quality responses. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, work with senior leaders, and drive winning strategies across our Cleaning Solutions division.

The role emphasizes ownership, deadlines, and commercial thinking to secure major contracts and retain clients. APMP certification and service-industry experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' experience in a Bid Manager, Bid Writer or similar role.
• Proven evidence of producing successful tender submissions and contract wins.
• Experience within a service-led business environment.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multiple live tenders simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end TE20 tender process, ensuring submissions are on time and compliant.
• Lead bid planning, coordination and deadline management activities.
• Write, edit and improve high-quality tender responses.
• Coordinate bid teams and facilitate tender kick-off sessions.
• Work with senior leadership and SMEs to develop compelling solutions.
• Challenging content to maximise scoring potential.
• Support new business opportunities, retenders and contract retention.
• Manage bid reviews, QA processes and final submission approvals.
• Produce presentations, clarification responses and post-tender documentation.
• Maintain a high-quality bid library with case studies and evidence.
• Monitor tender performance and implement lessons learned.

Skills

Bid management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Attention to detail

Written communication

Education

APMP certification, or working towards it

Relevant professional qualifications (advantageous)

Tools

Tender portals

Bid management systems

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Location: Kingdom Head Office, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0HF

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Salary: Competitive

Ready to Lead Winning Bids for One of the UK's Largest Service Providers?

Are you a proven Bid Manager who knows how to turn opportunities into contract wins?

Do you thrive on ownership, deadlines, commercial thinking and creating compelling submissions that stand out from the competition?

If so, Kingdom is looking for an exceptional Bid Manager to join our growing Cleaning Solutions division and play a key role in securing major contracts, retaining valued clients and driving business growth.

This is more than just a bid-writing role. You'll be at the centre of some of our most important commercial opportunities, partnering with senior leaders, operational experts and stakeholders across the business to develop winning strategies and deliver high-quality tender submissions that showcase exactly why Kingdom is the partner of choice.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business with ambitious growth plans where your work will have a direct impact on future success.

What You'll Be Doing

As Bid Manager, you will own the end-to-end TE20 tender process, ensuring every submission is delivered on time, fully compliant and to the highest possible standard.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Managing the complete tender lifecycle from opportunity through to submission.
• Leading bid planning, coordination and deadline management activities.
• Writing, editing and improving high-quality tender responses.
• Coordinating bid teams and facilitating tender kick-off and solution-development sessions.
• Working with senior leadership, operational teams and subject matter experts to develop compelling solutions.
• Challenging and strengthening content to maximise scoring potential.
• Supporting new business opportunities, retenders and contract retention activity.
• Managing bid reviews, quality assurance processes and final submission approvals.
• Producing presentations, clarification responses and post-tender documentation.
• Maintaining a high-quality bid library including case studies, evidence and approved content.
• Monitoring tender performance and implementing lessons learned to improve future submissions.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in a Bid Manager, Bid Writer or similar role.
• Proven evidence of producing successful tender submissions and contract wins.
• Experience within a service-led business environment.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing multiple live tenders simultaneously.

Qualifications

• APMP certification, or actively working towards it.
• Relevant professional qualifications are advantageous.

Skills & Attributes

• Outstanding written communication skills.
• Ability to transform complex requirements into compelling responses.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and consistency.
• Passion for producing high-quality, winning submissions.

Commercial Awareness

• Able to identify customer priorities and evaluation criteria.
• Understands how operational solutions create customer value.
• Focused on developing competitive advantages and differentiators.

Ownership & Resilience

• Calm and composed under pressure.
• Highly organised and deadline driven.
• Takes ownership from tender launch through to submission.
• Proactive and solution focused.

Stakeholder Management

• Builds strong relationships quickly.
• Confident working directly with senior leaders.
• Able to challenge constructively and drive accountability.
• Collaborative, professional and influential.

Technical Skills

• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience using tender portals and bid management systems.
• Excellent document control and version management skills.

Why Join Kingdom?

Kingdom is one of the UK's leading providers of Security, Cleaning, Recruitment and Training services.

With over £300 million annual revenue, 11,500+ colleagues nationwide and services delivered across 5,000+ customer locations, we have the scale, capability and ambition to continue growing across the UK.

What sets us apart is our people. We combine national strength with a genuinely supportive culture, creating an environment where talented individuals can make a real impact and build rewarding careers.

Joining Kingdom means becoming part of a business that is ambitious, forward-thinking and committed to delivering exceptional service with care.

Compliance Requirements

Successful Applicants Must Be Able To Provide

• Full five-year checkable work history.
• Minimum of two satisfactory references.
• Right-to-work documentation.
• Successful credit check clearance.