Head of Bid Management

Millbrook Healthcare Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Holiday allowance

Company pension

Life assurance

Rewards program

Job summary

Millbrook Healthcare Group is seeking a strategic Head of Bid Management to lead a national function delivering complex healthcare bids across NHS and private sectors, typically £10m–£60m+. You will shape bid strategies, governance, and continuous improvement, while developing a high-performing team and aligning with executive stakeholders.

You will champion AI and digital tools to modernise bid management, ensure compliant submissions, and reflect our CARES values across complex, integrated

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large, complex healthcare bids.
• Proven track record of leading and developing bid teams.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end bid lifecycle, governance, and commercial strategy.
• Experience delivering solutions that combine clinical, logistical and software in complex environments.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management with executive influence.
• Experience implementing AI/digital tools to enhance bid management processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of bid responses that positively demonstrate our service offering and values.
• Lead and develop the national bid management function for consistency and quality.
• Provide strategic oversight on major bids, including leadership of priority opportunities.
• Define and embed bid governance, methodologies and frameworks.
• Partner with senior leadership to shape win strategies and competitive positioning.
• Build, mentor and inspire a high-performing team of bid writers.
• Drive adoption of AI and digital tools to improve efficiency and content quality.
• Establish a bid knowledge management framework and reusable content libraries.
• Lead executive bid reviews, governance forums and decision checkpoints.

Skills

Bid leadership

Stakeholder management

AI/digital tools

Healthcare bids

Team leadership

Education

APMP certification

Job description

Join Millbrook Healthcare Group as our Head of Bid Management, leading a national function responsible for delivering complex, high-value healthcare bids across NHS and private sectors (typically £10m - £60m+). This is a strategic leadership role where you will shape winning bid strategies, embed best-in-class governance and processes, and drive continuous improvement in bid quality and win rates while leading and developing a high-performing team. Working closely with senior stakeholders across commercial, operational, clinical, and executive teams, you’ll influence major pursuits, champion innovation through AI and digital tools, and ensure compelling, compliant submissions that reflect our values and integrated service offering. We’re seeking a commercially astute, inspiring leader with proven experience in complex bid environments, strong stakeholder management skills, and a passion for excellence.

As Head of Bid Management, you will provide national leadership across our bid function, ensuring the successful delivery of complex, high-value commissioned healthcare bids for both private and NHS contracts, while continuously enhancing capability, tools, and processes. You will lead a high-performing team of bid professionals, setting the standard for excellence in bid strategy, execution, and governance. This role requires both hands‑on leadership of priority bids and a strong focus on capability development, including the adoption of AI and digital tools to modernise and streamline bid management. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across; Commercial, Operations, Finance, Clinical, and the Executive Team to shape winning strategies and ensure alignment across all aspects of major pursuits involving integrated hardware and software solutions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Significant experience leading large, complex healthcare Lead the delivery of bid responses that positively demonstrate our service offering, promotes our values and our ways of working
• Lead and develop the national bid management function, driving consistency, quality, and best practice across regions
• Provide strategic oversight and direction on major, complex bids (often £60m+), including direct leadership of priority opportunities
• Define and embed bid governance, methodologies, and frameworks to support scalable, repeatable success
• Partner with the company leadership to shape win strategies, value propositions, and competitive positioning
• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of bid writers and contributors
• Drive the adoption of AI and digital tools to improve efficiency, content quality, knowledge reuse, and decision‑making
• Establish and maintain a bid knowledge management framework, including reusable content libraries and lessons learned
• Lead executive bid reviews, governance forums, and decision checkpoints
• Ensure robust risk management and commercial alignment across all bids
• Analyse performance and continuously improve win rates, processes, and team capability
• bids (typically £10-£60m+)

Skills and Experience:

• Significant experience leading large, complex healthcare Lead the delivery of bid responses that positively demonstrate our service offering, promotes our values and our ways of working
• Proven track record of leading and developing bid teams or functions
• Deep understanding of end‑to‑end bid lifecycle, governance, and commercial strategy
• Experience delivering solutions that combine clinical, logistical and software in complex environments (e.g., healthcare, FMG and contract management)
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at executive level
• Excellent communication and storytelling capability, with strong attention to detail
• Experience implementing or leveraging AI/digital tools to enhance bid management processes
• Experience in healthcare, clinical services and/or commissioned NHS services
• Familiarity with local public sector authority procurement processes (CCG/LA/ICB)
• Experience working across national, multi-cultural teams

Personal Attributes

• Strategic, commercially astute, and outcome‑focused
• Inspiring leader with a collaborative and inclusive approach
• Resilient and composed in high‑pressure, high‑stakes environments
• Proactive and continuously seeking innovation and improvementForward‑thinking, with a strong interest in leveraging AI and technology
• High integrity, accountability, and ownership
• Team player

Qualifications:

APMP certification or equivalent

What can we offer you?

• Up to £85,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid Role with National Travel
• Monday – Friday 08.30 -17.00 (40 hours a week)
• Opportunities to network with internal and external stakeholders
• Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) plus optional 5 unpaid days
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• A rewards scheme – 200+ exclusive perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets

Previous applicants need not apply.

Millbrook Healthcare Group are an inclusive and caring employer who understand that not everyone’s job needs are the same. Therefore we are open to supporting flexible working requests such as part time working, job shares and flexible hours wherever possible, to support our colleagues life style differences. So please feel free to let us know of any specific requirements you may have and these can then be discussed in more detail if you are successful in your application.

Our ambition at Millbrook Healthcare is to become the leading provider in the assisted living sector whilst ensuring our core company values ‘CARES’ remain unchanged. We are always looking to recruit hard working and talented individuals to become a part of our ongoing growth and success. You’ll enjoy all the support and encouragement you need to reach your own potential and develop a rewarding career along the way.

Care and respect for our colleagues and service users

Accountable and proud

Ready to learn and grow

Enhance our service users’ lives

Socially responsible, ethical and transparent

This role is working in a regulated activity and may be subject to a standardDBS disclosure and Social Media Screening.

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.

Up to £85,000 DOE + car allowance, and other benefits

Hours

40 hours per week Monday-Friday 08.30-17.00

• Millbrook Healthcare Group
• Nutsey Lane
• Southampton
• SO40 3XJ