Senior Bid Manager
Agile Solutions
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Milton Keynes • United Kingdom
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Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead Agile’s bid management function reporting into Director for Public Sector
- Support wider presales activities, contributing to early-stage opportunity shaping, solution positioning, and client engagement
- Own and deliver bids end-to-end, from qualification through to submission and post-bid review
- Develop clear bid strategies aligned to client needs and business objectives
- Shape and write high-quality, persuasive proposal content, particularly for critical and complex sections
- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, timely submissions
- Translate complex technical and commercial inputs into clear, client-focused messaging
- Manage multiple concurrent bids, ensuring deadlines, governance, and quality standards are met
- Ensure submissions are compliant, competitive, and clearly differentiated
- Analyse bid outcomes and continuously improve win rates and bid quality
- Evolve the bid function, including processes, tools, templates, and the adoption of AI-driven solutions, to improve efficiency, quality, and consistency
Requirements
- Proven track record of securing complex, high-value bids
- Strong experience in both writing and managing bids, with the ability to produce high-quality content under pressure in short turnaround time
- Understanding of public sector procurement processes and evaluation criteria
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in delivery
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational and stakeholder management capability
- Commercial awareness and understanding of what drives winning bids
- Experience in digital consultancy industry
- Working in UK public sector frameworks (e.g. G-Cloud, Digital Outcomes & Specialists, Technology Services 4)
- Developing tailored solutions unique to every bid and proposal differing Agile from competitors
- Experience in data, AI, analytics, or digital consultancy services
- Experience in developing proposals involving licensed technology solutions (e.g. Informatica, Semarchy), ensuring accurate positioning, pricing alignment, and clear articulation of value
Benefits
- Company pension contributions
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- My Gym Discounts
- Death in Service (4 x basic salary)
- Employee recognition with Amazon vouchers
- Certificate of Sponsorship Support/Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Subsidised employee parking (MK Office)
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Career Progression, training, and development
- Supportive and passionate colleagues
- Social Solutions (supporting health and wellbeing)
- Flexibility in working hours/pattern
- Positive company brand, image, and reputation
- Welcoming office premises in MK
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
bid managementproposal writingpublic sector procurementcontent developmentstakeholder managementdata analyticsAI-driven solutionslicensed technology solutionspricing alignmentsolution positioning
Soft Skills
communication skillsorganizational skillsstrategic thinkinghands-on deliverycommercial awarenessteam leadershipclient engagementtime managementadaptabilityproblem-solving