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.

Bid Manager and Writer

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

• 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)

• 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

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Sales and Business Development

• Hospitals and Health Care

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