Bid Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Mountain Healthcare is a growing, purpose led organisation operating in regulated and commissioned environments. Winning and retaining contracts is critical to our ability to deliver high quality services, and strong, well managed bids sit at the heart of that success. We are seeking an experienced Bid Manager and Writer to take full ownership of our end to end bid process. This is a central, high impact role responsible for coordinating complex tenders, managing cross functional contributors, and producing high quality, compliant and compelling submissions. Reporting to the Business Development Director, you will work closely with senior leaders, clinical teams and operational colleagues to ensure bids are well structured, well governed and delivered to a consistently high standard.

• Leading the planning, coordination and delivery of bids from initial opportunity through to submission and lessons learned
• Owning all aspects of bid project management, ensuring bids are delivered on time and to a high standard
• Managing bid kick off meetings, solutioning workshops, challenge sessions and structured review stages
• Coordinating and motivating matrix teams, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities and deadlines
• Maintaining momentum and accountability across multiple contributors
• Acting as the single point of contact for all bid related communications
• Logging, managing and disseminating Clarification Questions accurately and promptly
• Managing electronic tender portals and overseeing submissions
• Maintaining a live bid diary and tracking milestones throughout the bid lifecycle
• Proactively managing risks, blockers and competing priorities, escalating issues to the Business Development Director where required
• Draft, edit and refine high quality written bid responses that are persuasive, accurate and tailored to commissioner and specification requirements
• Manage and coordinate contributions from subject matter experts and other writers
• Ensure all responses undergo structured review cycles
• Incorporate feedback to strengthen clarity, compliance and overall impact
• Maintain a strong focus on detail, evaluation criteria and scoring methodology
• Capturing lessons learned following submissions
• Contributing to the development of bid tools, templates and a bid library
• Supporting the evolution of best practice bid processes
• Conducting regular opportunity sweeps of tender portals, including Find a Tender, to identify and elevate potential opportunities

• Proven experience managing bids through the full tender lifecycle
• Strong organisational, administrative and project management skills
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce high quality, compelling bid responses
• Experience coordinating and motivating cross functional teams
• Strong attention to detail and a clear understanding of compliance and procurement requirements
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple competing priorities
• Flexibility to adapt working hours and patterns during periods of high bid activity

• Experience within healthcare, public sector or similarly regulated environments
• Familiarity with procurement portals and electronic submission processes
• Understanding of commissioning requirements and evaluation methodologies

• Highly organised and process driven
• Calm and structured under pressure
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Detail focused while able to keep sight of the wider strategy
• Proactive and committed to continuous improvement