Bid Writer: Persuasive Proposals & Tender Wins

Bimplus; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Company car/allowance

Pension matched 8%

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

EAP 24/7

Job summary

First Military Recruitment is recruiting a Bid Writer for a permanent role in Swindon. The role focuses on producing PQQ and Tender responses, coordinating with Bid Coordinators, and ensuring submission quality under tight deadlines.

Salary is £42,000 with 37.5 hours weekly, Monday to Friday. Benefits include career development opportunities, company car/allowance, pension matched to 8%, 25 days leave plus holiday buy/sell, private medical insurance and 24/7 EAP.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in bid writing, proposal management, marketing communications, or similar bid environment.
• Outstanding written communication skills to translate complex technical information into clear content.
• Strong understanding of tendering, procurement processes and best-practice bid methodologies.
• Excellent attention to detail, editing, proofreading and document QA capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Produce written responses for PQQs and Tenders with unique content, references and case studies.
• Support Heads of Bid Management and Bid Managers in producing PQQ and Tender responses.
• Ensure compliance with Work Winning processes and manage bid-related information.
• Support briefings, kick-off and progress meetings; align with submission timelines.
• Edit and proofread documents to a high standard and assist in final production.
• Facilitate storyboarding with experts and create supporting diagrams and charts.
• Assist content development and ensure questions are fully answered with drafts and reviews.
• Provide progress feedback to senior bid colleagues and contribute to final publication.

Skills

Bid writing

Proposal management

Technical writing

Editing & proofreading

Tendering processes

Stakeholder engagement

Strong written communication

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

First Military Recruitment is recruiting a Bid Writer for a permanent role in Swindon. The role focuses on producing PQQ and Tender responses, coordinating with Bid Coordinators, and ensuring submission quality under tight deadlines.

Salary is £42,000 with 37.5 hours weekly, Monday to Friday. Benefits include career development opportunities, company car/allowance, pension matched to 8%, 25 days leave plus holiday buy/sell, private medical insurance and 24/7 EAP.