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Bid Manager
A leading UK IT solutions and managed service provider with a strong focus on the public sector is looking to appoint an experienced Bid Manager to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead end-to-end bid responses across government, healthcare, defence, public safety, education, housing and charity sectors, working closely with sales, technical, commercial, legal and strategic technology partners.
Location
York, hybrid working, with 2 days per week in the office
Duties
- Lead the end-to-end bid process from qualification through to submission and contract award
- Manage public sector tenders, framework competitions, further competitions, mini-competitions and direct award opportunities
- Develop bid plans, compliance matrices, submission schedules and governance activity
- Work closely with sales, technical, commercial, legal and delivery teams to develop compelling bid strategies
- Write, review and edit high-quality, customer-focused responses aligned to evaluation criteria
- Ensure all submissions are compliant, accurate, high quality and delivered within agreed deadlines
- Coordinate clarification responses and customer communications throughout the procurement process
- Support commercial and pricing discussions to maximise competitiveness and profitability
- Manage bid risks, assumptions and dependencies throughout the opportunity lifecycle
- Maintain bid collateral, knowledge libraries, templates and reusable content
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, including the use of AI-enabled bid tools and best practice
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and strategic technology vendor partners
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Skills and Experience
- Proven experience managing successful public sector bids within an IT reseller, MSP, systems integrator or technology environment
- Strong knowledge of UK public sector procurement and framework agreements
- Exceptional writing, editing and proposal development skills
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent bids to tight deadlines
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of pricing and bid profitability
- Strong planning, organisation and attention to detail
- Ability to translate complex technical solutions into clear customer benefits
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience using CRM, bid management and AI-assisted proposal tools is desirable
- APMP certification or equivalent bid management experience is desirable
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Benefits
- Great Place to Work® certified organisation
- Strong focus on employee wellbeing, development and inclusion
- Structured learning pathways and funded industry certifications
- Mentoring and opportunities for career development
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Employee networks and a supportive workplace culture
- Opportunity to work with leading technology providers and strategic public sector clients
To apply for this position please click apply or feel free to email me directly on hayley@3search.co.uk
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