Impactful Bid Writer (12-Month Contract)

Opencast | B Corp™; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; 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. You will develop high-quality, compelling responses that showcase our credentials, expertise and delivery experience for client requirements.

The role involves working on bids across public sector frameworks of varying size and complexity, with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement and reusable bid content.

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 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Bid-writing

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Multi-bid coordination

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem-solving

Storyboards

Job description

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

The role involves working on bids across public sector frameworks of varying size and complexity, with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement and reusable bid content.