Tender Manager

HealthHarmonie; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a detail-oriented Tender Manager to oversee the development and submission of high-quality tenders in the health and social care sector. This role is pivotal in ensuring bids are competitive and aligned with strategic goals, offering a chance to contribute significantly to enhancing patient care and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing public sector tenders in health or social care.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder inputs and managing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of tender submissions.
• Collaborate with experts to gather content for proposals.
• Ensure compliance with procurement rules and manage submissions.

Skills

Public sector tenders

Formal procurement processes

Written communication

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Analytical skills

Data and insights usage

Organisational skills

Health or care service delivery

Familiarity with NHS environments

Electronic tendering portals

Job description

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About Medinet Group: Medinet Group is a dynamic healthcare organisation dedicated to delivering high-quality clinical services across the UK. Our integrated businesses-Medinet (insourcing), Remedy Healthcare Solutions (modular endoscopy), and HealthHarmonie (community specialist services)-collaborate closely with NHS and healthcare partners to enhance patient care, reduce waiting times, and deliver innovation in healthcare delivery. We're expanding into new clinical specialties and international markets, providing significant growth opportunities.

Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Tender Manager to lead the coordination, development, and submission of high-quality tenders and formal procurement responses in the health and social care sector. This role is critical to ensuring our bids are competitive, compliant, and aligned with our organisational strategy and service offer.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of public sector procurement processes and experience managing tenders from initiation to submission, working cross-functionally with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end management of tender submissions, ensuring timely, accurate, and high-quality responses.
• Work collaboratively with subject matter experts to gather content, assign responsibilities, and coordinate inputs across teams.
• Write and edit narrative content for tenders, proposals, and supporting documents, ensuring they are tailored, persuasive, and aligned to customer specifications.
• Interpret procurement documents to develop winning strategies and structured responses that meet all mandatory and evaluation criteria.
• Ensure all submissions are compliant with procurement rules and internal governance processes, managing clarifications and submission logistics.
• Maintain and develop a library of standard bid content, case studies, CVs, and service models for use in future opportunities.
• Support post-award mobilisation and handover to delivery teams, ensuring continuity and clarity of commitments made in tenders.
• Monitor tender portals and frameworks for relevant opportunities, flagging and prioritising those aligned with strategic growth plans.
• Conduct bid debriefs and implement lessons learned to strengthen future submissions.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience managing public sector tenders in the health or social care sector.
• Strong knowledge of formal procurement processes, frameworks, and evaluation methods.
• Excellent written communication skills with a track record of producing compelling, structured proposals and specifications.
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder inputs and managing deadlines under pressure.
• Ability to analyse complex procurement specifications and create strategic response frameworks.
• Competence in using data and insights to support bid narratives and service value propositions.
• Highly organised with attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Experience in health or care service delivery, transformation, or commissioning.
• Familiarity with NHS England, ICBs, and local authority commissioning environments.
• Experience with electronic tendering portals (e.g. Atamis, ProContract, Delta, Jaggaer).

Why Join Us?

Join a mission-driven organisation committed to innovation and excellence in health and social care. As Tender Manager, you will play a vital role in helping us secure opportunities that improve outcomes for people and communities, while working in a supportive, collaborative environment that values your expertise.