Bid Manager and Writer

System C, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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Bid Manager and Writer role at

System C

— responsible for managing and writing high-quality bids from identification through submission. This hybrid role combines bid strategy, content authorship, and project delivery.

Role titleBid Manager and Writer

Responsibilities

Opportunity Identification: Scan NHS procurement portals and frameworks to identify relevant tenders aligned to business priorities.

Bid Strategy and Storyboarding: Define win themes, pricing narratives, and content structure in collaboration with sales and product teams.

Content Creation: Write and edit tailored responses, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with the evaluation criteria.

Proposal Management: Oversee the bid lifecycle — assign tasks, track timelines, facilitate all process reviews, and ensure final submission.

Compliance: Ensure responses meet all legal, commercial, and buyer-specific requirements.

Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with SMEs, sales, legal, pricing and delivery colleagues to shape responses and gather inputs.

Content Library Development: Maintain and update reusable content, case studies, and past responses.

Manage 2-3 live bids per month.

Contributes to bid/no-bid recommendations and process improvements.

Required Skills

Persuasive writing, editing, and storytelling

NHS/public sector procurement knowledge

Bid planning, task management, and review cycle facilitation

Content design and document compliance (RFP/ITT structures)

Stakeholder engagement and SME coordination

Proficiency in MS Office and submission portals (e.g. Atamis, Bravo)

Experiences

Delivering complete NHS bids as lead writer and manager

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape strategy and pricing

Managing bid reviews (pink/red) and coordinating SME contributions

Writing winning proposals in a regulated environment

Maintaining proposal libraries and governance records

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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