Bid Coordinator

Reliance is one of the UK’s leading independent security and safety technology specialists. For 40 years we’ve been trusted by major organisations to protect their people, assets and reputations through the right mix of proven systems, specialist expertise and consistently high service standards. Fully independent and vendor-agnostic, we combine the capability and footprint of a large national business with the agility, accountability and customer focus you only get from an independent team.

We work in demanding, high-stakes environments where governance matters, uptime matters, and getting it right first time matters.

Our Vision & Values

Serious about Technology, Passionate about People. Reliance’s vision is to be the trusted partner organisations rely on to protect their people, assets and reputations - by combining serious security and safety technology with service that’s genuinely built around people. We believe technology only delivers value when it is designed well, implemented properly and supported consistently. That is why we are serious about technology - selecting and integrating the right solutions, keeping them resilient and cyber-secure, and making them easy to operate day to day.

We are equally passionate about people - the clients and communities we protect, and the colleagues who deliver the work. We aim to build long-term relationships based on trust, openness and doing what we say we will do, every time.

Reliance is recruiting for a newly created Bid Coordinator role to strengthen our ability to deliver high-quality, competitive, and compliant submissions. With the volume and complexity of bids continuing to increase, we require a skilled professional to manage the entire bid process and take full ownership of our bid management tools, such as our bid platform (Loopio) and library, ensuring that accurate, high-quality, and current information is always available to the wider team.

The Bid Coordinator will act as the central point of coordination for all bids, from initial kick-off meetings through to final submission, ensuring that processes run smoothly, timelines are met, and every submission is fully aligned with client requirements and internal governance. This role is about ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and quality, protecting the strength of our bids while also driving continuous improvement in how we compete.

This is not a technical writing position for each bid, though some writing and content development will be required, particularly in maintaining and updating our bid library. The main purpose is to own and coordinate the end-to-end bid process, ensuring timescales are met, bids are answered fully, best practice is embedded and improvements are consistently driven.

You will work closely with teams across the business - including Sales, Marketing, Design, Project Management, Service, and Health & Safety - coordinating contributions and managing the tools that underpin our bid process. A key part of the role will be maintaining and improving our central content library, ensuring that lessons learned, examples of best practice, and updated content are captured and incorporated into future responses.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, detail-focused, and experienced in coordinating structured processes. You will be confident managing multiple deadlines, liaising across the business to drive activity, and ensuring compliance with governance standards.

Experience in bid coordination or a similar project-focused environment is essential, and a commitment to professional development (e.g. APMP) is desirable.

Your Team

Joining Reliance’s major projects team means joining an established culture where collaboration, mutual respect and a shared commitment to excellence allows everyone to be supported and encouraged to succeed. There is a genuine sense of belonging, where individual contributions are valued and achievements are celebrated collectively.

Open communication, continuous learning and positive energy that motivates you to perform at your best. It is an environment where you feel empowered, connected and proud to be part of a team that works together to…