Bid Solutions

Job Title: Bid Manager Location: Hertfordshire Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Salary Range: £75,000 - £85,000 An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Bid Manager to lead high-value construction bids across a diverse range of sectors including Homes, Education, Leisure, Commercial, Blue Light, and Health. This role offers the chance to work on projects ranging from £10m to £100m, often through established frameworks that increase the likelihood of project delivery. Key Responsibilities: Lead and motivate multidisciplinary bid teams, including internal professionals and external consultants and supply chain partners. Facilitate inception workshops to deeply understand client objectives and ensure tailored, high-impact bid strategies. Manage client relationships through regular engagement and formal health checks, ensuring expectations are met or exceeded. Develop and implement strategies aligned with sustainability goals. Monitor bid progress, manage risks and opportunities, and take proactive corrective actions as needed. Promote continuous professional development and best practice within the team. Ensure a seamless transition from preconstruction to operations through a unified team approach. Essential Skills & Experience: Proven leadership in managing complex construction bids. Strong time management and communication skills. Technical understanding of large-scale construction projects. Demonstrated ability to deliver exceptional client and stakeholder service. Desirable Qualifications: Degree in a construction-related discipline. Membership of CIOB or equivalent. Experience across multiple construction sectors. Should this position be of interest, please contact Ben Hannon on () or email your CV to

We are recruiting for a Proposal Manager on a 6-month fixed term contract to work with a leading advice charity. The bid team is responsible to write all bids for their national office and support other regional offices to win funding for vital services in communities across England and Wales. You will be a results-focused individual, able to develop compelling proposals and bids to secure income on behalf of the organisation and local offices. You will have a track record in managing and producing successful bids and a strong understanding of the public sector commissioning agenda. The Business Development department is made up of market development, market positioning and proposal development specialists. The Bid Development Team works closely with the whole service to build relationships with key buyers, developing and driving revenue generating and reputation enhancing activities that help the organisation to achieve its service ambitions. Proposal Manager Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure national and local offices maintain and increase income through public sector tendering and commissioning by: - Project planning and management of all stages and elements of the business development cycle applying a breadth of technical skills and knowledge to ensure best practice, legal processes and public procurement frameworks are followed. - Directly managing and working collaboratively with senior and technical leads (local and national) and partner organisations to ensure compelling and high-quality proposals are produced and submitted on time. - Supporting operational, legal, and technical compliance with buyer / commissioner priorities to ensure compliant, responsive bids are submitted. - Developing and maintaining operational relationships with service providers, partners and other key stakeholders. - Developing one to many tools for local offices to improve their skills in commissioning and bidding. - Lead on the internal evaluation of bids at local and national level and implement lessons learned in future work. - Ensure that the work of the team reflects and supports the service's Equality and Diversity Strategy. - Implement best practice systems and processes across the team and in partnership with other teams across the service. Proposal Manager Person Specification: - Proven ability to successfully manage public and / or private sector tenders and proposals. - Proven ability to deliver compliant, responsive, professionally produced proposals within defined timeframes. - Proven ability to lead, or contribute effectively to, relevant processes within the Business Development Cycle: specifically Gate Decisions, Bid Qualification, and Opportunity, (or Capture,) Planning. - Proven ability to provide valuable input into opportunity qualification, win strategies, commercial discussions, and solution design. - Proven ability to work collaboratively with others to find creative and innovative solutions. - Good influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills: to win the respect of others, establish credibility, inspire confidence, and enable the delivery of positive solutions. - Proven ability to assimilate and analyse complex information and issues quickly and communicate well thought out solutions clearly, concisely and persuasively, both verbally and in writing. - Ability to use IT packages, including word processing, spreadsheet and presentation packages and the ability to use email and maintain an electronic diary. - Ability to develop graphics and use of design software, such as Microsoft Visio, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop or Adobe InDesign is desirable. - Membership of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals with Foundation Level certification as a minimum is desirable. Should this Proposal Manager position be of interest, please contact Lisa Easthope at Bid Solutions

A leading provider of technical inspection, maintenance, and engineering services across the UK is seeking an experienced Head of Bids. The Head of Bids will oversee the bid management function at Group level, supporting sales and bid teams across multiple technical services businesses of varying sizes. This role will ensure excellence in bid strategy, development, and execution. It will drive improved win rates and build a centre of excellence for bid management. It is a key contributor to the Group's overall growth strategy and a key driver of collaboration across the Group. The role will work closely with the bid teams in the separate business units to deliver required outcomes, with the potential to establish a central team where it is the most effective model. The successful Head of Bids will be a team player, able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners. Be willing to roll sleeves up, be solutions-oriented and adjust involvement up and down depending on the task at hand. Head of Bids Key Responsibilities Develop and implement a Group-wide bid management approach to support growth objectives across all business units Establish and maintain a bid centre of excellence, standardising processes, templates, and tools to drive consistency and efficiency Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to align our bidding focus with wider strategic priorities Collaborate with sales teams to create compelling value propositions and winning bid strategies Where specific opportunities are of particular value or strategic importance, assume direct hands-on leadership and execution of the bid Oversee the end-to-end management of bids, ensuring high-quality, winning submissions that meet client requirements and deadlines Oversee the response to complex public sector tenders, ensuring compliance with regulations and demonstrating a strong understanding of procurement frameworks Oversee the development of tailored proposals for commercial clients, balancing creativity and commercial viability Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing bid community, ensuring skills and capabilities align with Group needs Promote knowledge sharing and best practices across the businesses, creating a culture of continuous improvement Provide training and guidance to non-bid specialists involved in proposal development For more information on this role or to apply, please contact Lisa Easthope at Bid Solutions