Bid Manager and Writer

System C; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare software company is seeking a Bid Manager and Writer based in Liverpool. The role involves managing and writing high-quality bids to secure NHS contracts, requiring persuasive writing skills and knowledge of public sector procurement. Candidates should demonstrate experience in bid management, stakeholder engagement, and compliance. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to impact significant health and social care services.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing and managing NHS bids as lead writer.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams effectively.
• Experience in maintaining proposal libraries.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-quality bids from identification to submission.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams for bid input and compliance.
• Develop and maintain a content library for bid submissions.

Skills

Persuasive writing

NHS/public sector procurement knowledge

Bid planning

Stakeholder engagement

Proficiency in MS Office

Tools

Atamis

Bravo

Job description

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Description

At System C, we create software that helps drive 21st century health and social care in the UK. Using leading-edge technology and data, our systems are trusted by hundreds of health and social care organisations, our work impacts millions of lives every day. What we do matters.

Description

At System C, we create software that helps drive 21st century health and social care in the UK. Using leading-edge technology and data, our systems are trusted by hundreds of health and social care organisations, our work impacts millions of lives every day. What we do matters.

The Bid Manager and Writer will be responsible for managing and writing high-quality, compelling bids, from opportunity identification through to submission. They create persuasive content while coordinating timelines, compliance, and team inputs. This hybrid role combines bid strategy, content authorship, and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Manages 2-3 live bids/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

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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