Strategic Bid Leader: Growth & Tender Excellence

Places for People; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with matched contributions up 

Bonus scheme

35 days holiday including bank

Healthcare cashback plan

Wellbeing support

Discounts through Place Rewards

Training and career progression

Recognition programmes

Life Assurance

Job summary

Places for People, through PfP Students, is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to drive business growth by leading end-to-end tender and bid processes. You will manage multiple bids, identify opportunities, and ensure submissions meet client requirements and branding guidelines.

You will lead bid reviews, monitor performance, maintain a tender pipeline, and shape future strategy with market insight. Leadership to junior bid writers may be required during high activity periods.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating at Bid Manager level within a competitive tendering environment.
• Strong knowledge of public sector procurement processes and local government procurement portals.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple complex bids and tender opportunities simultaneously.
• Experience building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships across a large organisation, including influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience within Property/ Student Accommodation is preferred though not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end tender and bid processes for PfP Students.
• Manage multiple bids simultaneously and identify opportunities via procurement portals and sector intelligence.
• Ensure submissions meet client requirements, company standards and branding guidelines.
• Lead bid reviews and debriefs; monitor bid performance and maintain tender pipeline.
• Help shape future bidding strategies through continuous improvement and market insight.
• Provide leadership to temporary bid writers during peak activity.

Skills

Bid management

Public sector procurement

Multi-bid management

Stakeholder relationships

Property/Student accommodation

Job description

Places for People, through PfP Students, is seeking a Senior Bid Manager to drive business growth by leading end-to-end tender and bid processes. You will manage multiple bids, identify opportunities, and ensure submissions meet client requirements and branding guidelines.

You will lead bid reviews, monitor performance, maintain a tender pipeline, and shape future strategy with market insight. Leadership to junior bid writers may be required during high activity periods.