Bid Writer

Airco Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in refrigeration and air conditioning is seeking a Bid Writer to join their team in the UK. This full-time role involves crafting high-quality written content for tenders and proposals, ensuring compliance and clarity throughout the bid process. Candidates should have a proven track record in writing successful bids for public sector contracts and possess excellent organizational and communication skills. The salary ranges from £26,000 to £40,000, dependent on experience, with benefits including 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Long-service holiday incentives

Qualifications

• Proven experience writing successful bids for public sector construction related contracts.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills with an eye for detail.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple live bids and competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review & identify potential new tender opportunities.
• Write clear, persuasive, and tailored responses to bid questions.
• Coordinate the bid process, ensuring all deadlines are met.

Skills

Bid writing

Public sector procurement knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

We are seeking a Bid Writer to join our team and support the growth of our public sector contracts portfolio. This is a varied and fast‑paced role where you’ll be responsible for crafting high‑quality written content for tenders, PQQs, and proposal submissions aligned with public sector procurement frameworks. Working closely with internal teams across operations, commercial, and compliance, you’ll support bids through the full tender lifecycle, from opportunity identification and information analysis to submission, post‑bid clarification, and handover. This role is critical to ensuring our bids are compliant, compelling, and ultimately successful.

Key Responsibilities

• Review & identify potential new tender opportunities
• Analyse tender documentation (e.g., ITTs, PQQs, RFQs) and extract key requirements and evaluation criteria
• Write clear, persuasive, and tailored responses to bid questions across a range of technical and service‑based topics
• Liaise with subject matter experts to gather supporting information and evidence
• Coordinate the bid process, ensuring all deadlines are met and submissions are fully compliant
• Maintain a bid library of standard responses, case studies, accreditations, and project examples
• Support post‑submission clarifications and presentations where necessary
• Continually monitor and improve bid writing quality and win rates through feedback and best practices

Desired Skills & Experience

• Proven experience writing successful bids for public sector construction related contracts
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement processes
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and communication skills with an eye for detail
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple live bids and competing deadlines
• Confident working collaboratively and coordinating with technical and operational teams
• Strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (other proposal tools would be advantageous)

Annual salary for this role is £26,000 to £40,000, dependent on experience, paid PAYE monthly, with 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays and Birthday off) with long‑service holiday incentives.

This role will be office based, full time 40 hours, Monday to Friday 8:30am-5pm, with 30 minute lunch. Flexibility towards the business needs is required.