Social Value Bid Writer — Public Sector Specialist

Version 1; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly profit share

Inclusive culture

Professional growth

Flexible working

AI-native working

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking a social value content specialist to translate value programmes into compliant, measurable bid commitments for UK public sector tenders. You will work with ESG, pre-sales, and delivery teams to gather evidence and produce high-scoring responses within word limits.

You will manage evidence, KPI reporting, and a library of social value content, while staying current with UK procurement guidelines and best practices. Experience with AI-enabled drafting is a plus.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the UK Government Social Value Model, MACs, Social Value Portal and National TOMs Framework.
• Proven experience writing and reviewing evaluated bid responses, ideally for UK public sector procurements.
• Strong understanding of competitive tendering and scoring methodologies.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce clear, persuasive content to strict deadlines.
• High attention to detail and a commitment to evidence-based writing.
• Experience interpreting customer requirements and converting them into structured, compliant and compelling commitments and responses.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working with subject matter experts.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• Experience using AI-assisted content development tools within a regulated or quality-controlled environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills.
• Familiarity with social value reporting and impact measurement.
• Understanding of employability, apprenticeships, skills development, community investment or ESG programmes.
• Experience developing quantified social value commitments and associated KPIs.
• Understanding of Shipley or APMP writing-to-score principles.
• Proficiency in AI-enabled research and drafting.

Responsibilities

• Analyse tender documentation to identify social value evaluation criteria.
• Lead the development of high-scoring social value responses for public sector bids.
• Work with the ESG team, presales, delivery teams, HR and Talent colleagues to gather evidence, performance data and delivery plans.
• Translate Version 1's social value programmes, partnerships and workforce initiatives into contract-specific quantified commitments that are measurable and deliverable.
• Maintain and develop the social value content library, ensuring responses are mapped to evaluation criteria, commitments, delivery evidence and scoring feedback.
• Own the commitments register, recording every commitment submitted, associated KPIs and reporting requirements.
• Support the continuous improvement of our social value proposition by identifying successful themes, reusable content and emerging policy requirements.
• Work with AI-assisted drafting tools to improve efficiency while maintaining responsibility for the accuracy, quality and evidence behind every submission.
• Stay current with UK procurement policy and social value guidance, National Procurement Policy Statement requirements and best practice across the public sector.
• Support driving awareness of Social Value and deliver training across Version 1.

Skills

UK Social Value Model

MACs

Social Value Portal

National TOMs

Bid writing

Tender evaluation

Stakeholder mgmt

Attention to detail

Evidence-based writing

Requirements mapping

AI-assisted drafting

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Content development

ESG knowledge

KPIs

Writing-to-score

AI-enabled research

Tools

AI-assisted drafting tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Version 1 is seeking a social value content specialist to translate value programmes into compliant, measurable bid commitments for UK public sector tenders. You will work with ESG, pre-sales, and delivery teams to gather evidence and produce high-scoring responses within word limits.

You will manage evidence, KPI reporting, and a library of social value content, while staying current with UK procurement guidelines and best practices. Experience with AI-enabled drafting is a plus.