Bid Writer (12 month FTC)

Opencast; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opencast, a growing tech consultancy, is seeking a Bid Writer to join the Bid Team on a 12-month fixed term contract in Newcastle. You will develop high-quality, compelling responses that showcase our credentials, expertise and delivery experience.

You’ll work across public sector frameworks, shape win themes, and contribute to process improvements while managing multiple bids and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bid-writing experience, ideally within a technology consultancy.
• Knowledge of technology consultancy services, delivery methods and technologies.
• Experience responding to government frameworks, including DOS or similar public sector opportunities.
• Experience developing storyboards and structured answer plans.
• Ability to manage multiple bids and competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Writing clear, persuasive, and compliant tender responses articulating win themes, differentiators, and unique selling points.
• Supporting the development of bid storyboards and response structures.
• Ensuring responses address evaluation criteria and scoring requirements.
• Applying best-practice bid writing techniques to improve quality and competitiveness.
• Support bid reviews and incorporate feedback from reviewers and stakeholders.
• Maintaining bid content and reusable knowledge assets.

Skills

Bid-writing

Time management

Excellent written communication

Collaborative skills

Job description

Ready to turn curiosity into impact?

Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together?

If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're a growing tech consultancy that creates user-centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.

The role

We're looking for a Bid Writer to join the Opencast Bid Team on a 12 month fixed term contract. Working with colleagues across Opencast, you will be responsible for developing high-quality, compelling responses which showcases our credentials, expertise and delivery experience in response to client requirements.

Opencast works across a range of public sector frameworks, so you will have the opportunity to work on bids of varying size and complexity. In addition to bid writing, you will also have an opportunity to get involved in continuous improvement activities, which will involve contributing to process improvements.

Requirements

• Writing clear, persuasive, and compliant tender responses which articulate win themes, differentiators, and unique selling points
• Supporting the development of bid storyboards and response structures.
• Ensuring responses address evaluation criteria and scoring requirements.
• Applying best-practice bid writing techniques to improve quality and competitiveness.
• Support bid reviews and incorporate feedback from reviewers and stakeholders.
• Maintaining bid content and reusable knowledge assets.

Essential experience

We'll want you to demonstrate experience in bid writing, with strong time management, attention to detail and communication skills.. You don't need to have had the job title of Bid Writer before, and we encourage applications from candidates that can demonstrate these core skills:

• Bid-writing experience, ideally within a technology consultancy.
• Knowledge of technology consultancy services, delivery methods and technologies.
• Experience responding to government frameworks, including DOS or similar public sector opportunities.
• Experience working collaboratively to identify win themes and differentiators.
• Experience developing storyboards and structured answer plans.
• Experience analysing evaluation criteria and improving bid responses.
• Ability to manage multiple bids and competing deadlines.

The following would also be helpful:

• Experience of writing joint bid responses with partner organisations
• Knowledge of digital transformation, user-centred design, agile delivery, cloud, data, AI, and software engineering services

As well as bid management experience, there are essential core skills you'll need to excel in this role:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A keen eye for detail and a strong commitment to quality
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities in parallel