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Strategic Bid Manager
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Strategic Bid Manager
Strategic Bid Manager Hybrid – Milton Keynes (1 day per week, expenses covered) Up to £65,000 + Bonus Urgent Appointment | Major NHS Bid Programme Launching June
I’m working exclusively with a growing healthcare services organisation at a pivotal point in its NHS growth journey. This is a genuinely exciting opportunity as they build an entirely new bid function from the ground up to shape how future NHS bids are built. This role will be integral in ensuring submissions are not just competitive, but operationally credible, commercially viable, and grounded in real-world service delivery
. This is not a “process admin” bid rol
e. This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced NHS bid leader to take full ownership of bid strategy, shape how the business competes, and build a more sophisticated, resilient approach to winning NHS contrac
ts. The business needs someone who understands how NHS commissioners think, what drives scoring decisions, and how to build submissions that are genuinely winnable. You’ll be the person who bridges the gap between operational capability and commissioner expectat
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ion. What you’l l own✔ End-to-end ownership of complex NHS bid programmes from qualification through to submi ssion✔ Defining bid strategy, win themes, positioning and differenti ation✔ Leading bid/no-bid decision making to focus effort on high-quality, commercially viable opportun ities✔ Translating commissioner priorities into compelling submission str ategy✔ Coordinating internal stakeholders and external bid writing resource to deliver exceptional ou tputs✔ Running post-bid debriefs and embedding continuous improvement into future submis sions✔ Building scalable bid processes, governance and templates to eliminate historic single-point-of-failure
risk What we’re looki ng forEsse ntial:✅ Proven experience leading complex NHS bids end- to-end✅ Strong understanding of NHS commissioning, contracting, scoring and evaluation fram eworks✅ Experience within primary care commissioning, NHS contracting, procurement, or transformation enviro nments✅ Strong strategic thinking with commercial delivery focus✅ Able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders confi dently✅ Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail under pr
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essure Highly des irable:➕ Experience shaping strategic positioning against NHS comp etitors➕ Horizon scanning / pipeline development cap ability➕ Ability to combine both strategic and hands-on bid lea
dership Why this role is d ifferentThis role will help build a fit-for-purpose bid function with real strategic capability, one that doesn’t just submit bids, but wins the right contracts profitably and sustainably. You’ll work directly with senior leadership and have genuine influence over how NHS growth is de
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