Bid Writer

Liaison Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Liaison Group is seeking a skilled Bid Writer to manage the bid lifecycle for healthcare-related tenders. This remote role requires expertise in tender writing, strong communication skills, and the ability to engage with stakeholders effectively. You'll be responsible for coordinating submissions, ensuring compliance with client requirements, and leading the bid governance processes, offering an excellent opportunity for career advancement in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Company Pension

Flexible Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Refer a Friend Bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in tender writing or bid coordination.
• Familiarity with the NHS or healthcare sector is advantageous.
• Proven ability to craft clear, persuasive, and tailored bid content.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire bid lifecycle from EOI to submission.
• Coordinate contributions from SMEs, ensuring alignment with requirements.
• Maintain bid documents and tender portals, tracking submissions.

Skills

Tendering Experience

Bid Writing Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Organisation

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

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BID WRITER

• Remote Based (with some travel to attend meetings)
• Permanent & Full Time

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS*

• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays, raising to 28 days (increasing upon length of service)
• Flexible Bank Holidays (2 x per year)
• Enhanced Home Working Allowance
• Summer & Winter Company Day
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to Work
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Company Pension
• Eyesight Tests
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Liaison Latte (weekly expensed coffee & cake)
• Give as You Earn

*List not exhaustive

JOB SUMMARY

This role is responsible for overseeing the entire bid lifecycle, from initial Expression of Interest (EOI) through to Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs), Invitations to Tender (ITTs), Selection Questionnaires (SQs), and Requests for Information (RFIs). Key responsibilities include coordinating contributions from subject matter experts (SMEs), ensuring submissions align with client requirements and evaluation criteria, and adhering to internal bid governance processes.

The role also involves maintaining and updating tender portals, bid trackers, and bid libraries, while ensuring that all content reflects the latest marketing materials and technical information.

Additional tasks include scheduling and facilitating bid kick-off meetings and internal opportunity reviews, tracking progress against bid timelines, developing compelling win themes, and leading post-submission reviews to capture lessons learned.

Ongoing monitoring of product developments and tender alerts is also essential to maintain a responsive and competitive approach across all business divisions.

PRINCIPAL TASKS & ACTIVITIES

The Bid Writer will be responsible for the following key activities (subject to change):

• Complete EOIs, PQQs, ITTs, SQs, and RFIs as required.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather and update bid content.
• Ensure all written responses align with client requirements and evaluation criteria.
• Stay informed on product developments and functionality across all three business divisions.
• Adhere to bid governance protocols and internal processes.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all opportunities and bids.
• Use current marketing materials and bid resources (e.g. implementation plans) in submissions.
• Develop and apply win themes across all services and divisions.
• Draft and maintain technical examples and evidence for reuse in future bids, working with SMEs and key stakeholders.
• Conduct daily and weekly checks of tender portals, including password management and company profile updates.
• Monitor tender alerts via keyword searches in the bids inbox and tender portals.
• Keep the bid tracker consistently updated.
• Organise and coordinate tender documentation and maintain a well-structured bid library.
• Manage bids to deadline, including tracking key milestones.
• Arrange and facilitate kick-off meetings, including preparation of presentation materials.
• Lead post-submission ‘lessons learned’ sessions with SMEs to gather feedback for future improvements.
• Update the bid scoring sheet following award notifications.
• Organise internal opportunity review meetings as needed.
• Submit the completed bid to the Senior Bid Manager and Social Value Lead for review, followed by Red Team Review by key stakeholders.
• Finalise and upload approved bids to relevant tender portals.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Tendering Experience: Minimum of 3 years' experience in tender writing or bid coordination (preferred, not essential).
• Sector Knowledge: Familiarity with the NHS or healthcare sector is advantageous.
• Bid Writing Skills: Proven ability to craft clear, persuasive, and tailored bid content.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence engaging both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Deadline-Driven: Performs well under pressure and consistently meets agreed timelines.
• Attention to Detail: Strong focus on accuracy and quality in all written and submitted materials.
• Time Management: Demonstrates effective time management and the ability to handle competing priorities.
• Organisation: Highly organised, with a structured approach to workload and documentation.
• Prioritisation: Able to assess urgency and importance to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Motivation: Self-motivated with the ability to energise and support team members.
• Technical Proficiency: Confident user of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Success in this role will rely on your ability to create written content that is clear, persuasive, and evidence based.
• You’ll need to communicate the value of Liaison’s offerings in a way that directly addresses each client’s unique needs, helping the business secure new contracts and retain existing ones.
• This is a dynamic opportunity within two rapidly growing business divisions, offering significant scope for professional challenge and growth. You’ll be supported as you develop your skills and advance your career.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are essential.
• Equally important is your ability to collaborate with all contributors to a bid.
• Understanding their perspectives and speaking their language will be key to ensuring each bid is the best it can be.

ABOUT US

We are a well-established and trusted health economy partner, saving millions for reinvestment in health and social care through our Workforce, Financial and Care businesses.

We are dedicated to improving the health economy through expert advisors, established technology and best practice process improvement. Our work has also been recognised with numerous HR and Finance industry awards.

All our employees work from the comfort of their own home. We now have over 395 employees based across the length and breadth of the UK, enjoying the flexibility of working remotely.

We are proud to say that we are currently the:

• 13th Best Large Company To Work For in the UK
• 12th Best West Midlands Company To Work For in the UK
• 3rd Best Consultancy To Work For in the UK

We are a 3-star rated company by Best Companies, recognising Liaison Group as an ‘World-class Company to Work For’.

Benefits of working at Liaison Group

We believe that working life should be a happy and healthy one, with the opportunities available that you need for continuous development.

We offer our staff excellent remuneration, working conditions and support and a wide variety of company benefits, as well as the chance to get involved in a range of company organised events from physical challenges to bi-annual staff away days, and social events.

Our benefits aim to promote a healthy work/life balance, supporting not only your career, but also your home and family life.

We offer:

• Training opportunities to progress your career
• Excellent compensation package, including growing holiday entitlement, contributory pension and private healthcare, amongst other benefits
• Wellbeing programmes to provide ongoing support and assistance
• The opportunity to work in a supportive and ambitious team, working to support and assist the NHS

Liaison Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We pride ourselves on being a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Liaison Group are proud to be part of the Good Recruitment Campaign, and official signatories for the Good Recruitment Charter.

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