Bid Manager and Writer

Location:

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

We’re recruiting a Bid Manager and Writer to join Mountain Healthcare
, based in Stevenage.

As Bid Manager and Writer, you will take full ownership of the end‑to‑end bid process, managing tenders from initial opportunity through to submission and post‑bid review. You will be responsible for ensuring submissions are well planned, well governed, compliant and compelling.

• Lead bid activity across the organisation, including planning, coordinating and delivering bids from opportunity identification through to submission and lessons learned.
• Manage the full bid lifecycle, ensuring timelines, governance and quality standards are met.
• Book and facilitate bid kick‑off meetings, solutioning workshops, challenge sessions and formal review stages.
• Coordinate and motivate cross‑functional contributors, ensuring clarity of responsibilities and progress against deadlines.
• Act as the single point of contact for all bid related communication, logging, managing and disseminating Clarification Questions accurately and promptly.
• Manage tender portals and oversee electronic submissions.
• Maintain a live bid diary and track milestones throughout the bid lifecycle.
• Proactively manage risks, blockers and competing priorities, escalating to the Business Development Director where required.
• Draft, edit and refine high quality written bid responses tailored to commissioner and specification requirements.
• Coordinate and manage contributions from subject matter experts and other writers.
• Ensure structured review cycles are followed and feedback is incorporated effectively.
• Maintain a strong focus on compliance, clarity and evaluation criteria.
• Capture lessons learned following submissions.
• Develop and maintain bid tools, templates and a bid library.
• Support the refinement of best practice bid processes.
• Conduct regular opportunity sweeps of tender portals.

This role suits an experienced bid professional who enjoys ownership, structure and complexity. The ideal candidate is highly organised, confident working under pressure and comfortable managing multiple priorities. They bring excellent written communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to coordinate cross‑functional teams. Experience with in healthcare, public sector or regulated environments is beneficial, as is familiarity with procurement portals and commissioning processes.

Flexibility is important, as bid activity can be cyclical and deadlines are fixed.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Business Development

Hospitals and Health Care