McCarthy Recruitment
Bid Writer
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Job Title: Bid Writer – Public Sector
Location: Poole
Salary: upto £35,000
Role: Permanent – Full time
Are you an experienced Bid Writer with a strong understanding of public sector procurement?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing and service-focused organisation where you will play a key role in securing and retaining major public sector contracts. This is a highly visible position, working closely with operational, commercial, finance and leadership teams to produce compelling, compliant and high-scoring tender submissions. The role centres around managing public sector bids and ensuring every submission meets the highest standards of quality, compliance and competitiveness.
This role would suit an experienced Bid Writer, Proposal Writer or Bid Manager who understands the public sector procurement landscape and enjoys taking ownership of submissions from opportunity review through to final submission.
The Role
You will take ownership of public sector bid activity, ensuring every submission is compliant, evidence-led and focused on maximising evaluation scores. You'll work collaboratively with subject matter experts across the business to develop compelling responses that align with customer requirements and procurement objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the end-to-end bid process from opportunity review through to submission
- Analysing ITTs, Framework Agreements, DPS opportunities and Call-Off requirements
- Identifying compliance obligations, scoring opportunities and potential risks
- Developing clear win themes aligned to customer priorities
- Writing, coordinating and refining high-quality evidence-based responses
- Engaging and influencing internal stakeholders to obtain accurate and timely information
- Ensuring all submissions meet procurement requirements, instructions and deadlines
- Maintaining and improving bid content libraries and reusable documentation
- Reviewing tender feedback and implementing continuous improvements
- Supporting framework renewals, re-bids and contract variations where required
- Managing multiple deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality standards
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What We're Looking For
- Previous experience writing and submitting successful public sector bids
- Strong knowledge of UK public procurement processes
- Experience working on Frameworks, DPS opportunities, Call-Offs and ITTs
- Ability to analyse complex tender documentation and extract key requirements
- Excellent written communication and editing skills
- Experience producing concise, persuasive and score-focused responses
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines
- High attention to detail and a quality-focused mindset
- Confidence challenging, questioning and improving stakeholder input
- Experience using bid management systems, content libraries or AI-assisted bid tools would be advantageous
- Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
The Ideal Candidate Will Be
- Highly organised and deadline driven
- Commercially aware and focused on achieving successful outcomes
- Analytical and able to interpret complex procurement requirements
- Resilient and comfortable managing competing priorities
- Confident working with stakeholders at all levels
- Passionate about producing high-quality written content
- Committed to accuracy, compliance and continuous improvement
- Able to take full ownership and accountability for bid quality and submissions
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Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Bid Writer looking to take ownership of strategic public sector opportunities within a growing organisation. If you enjoy crafting winning submissions, influencing stakeholders and delivering work that genuinely impacts business growth, we'd love to hear from you.
This role is handled by McCarthy Recruitment, an award-winning multi-sector recruiter. We believe that you matter and care about unlocking your full potential.
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