Senior Bid Manager (Public Sector)

The Senior Bid Manager will be responsible for leading the end-to-end bid process, from opportunity identification and qualification through to contract award. Valtech is the experience innovation company with more than two decades of experience building and supporting effective public sector digital and data services. The Senior Bid Manager will develop and implement winning bid strategies, manage cross-functional bid teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and compelling bid submissions. You will have a proven track record of winning significant public sector contracts and a deep understanding of the UK public sector procurement landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Bid Strategy & Management: Develop and implement winning bid strategies that align with our business objectives and client requirements. Continually review and improve our bid processes. Lead the bid qualification process, assessing opportunities and contributing to informed bid/no-bid decisions. Manage the end-to-end bid lifecycle, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of all bid deliverables. Manage bid budgets and resources. Identify and mitigate bid risks. Take responsibility for timely, complete bid submissions.
• Bid Team Responsibilities: Engage specialists across the business to form cross-functional bid teams. Lead and motivate bid teams, including sales, technical, delivery and commercial stakeholders. Assign roles and responsibilities, ensuring clear communication and accountability. Facilitate bid kick-off meetings, progress reviews, and lessons learned sessions. Mentor and coach junior bid team members.
• Bid Writing & Content Development: Oversee the development of high-quality, compliant, and persuasive bid content. Ensure bid responses are tailored to specific client needs and evaluation criteria. Review, edit and approve all bid submissions, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Work with subject matter experts to create compelling content, rewriting and editing as needed.
• Stakeholder Management: Maintain high quality communication with key procurement stakeholders and internal subject matter experts. Manage post-submission activities, including feedback analysis and debriefings. Manage relationships with partner organisations for joint bids. Maintain a deep understanding of the UK public sector procurement landscape, including frameworks, regulations, and best practices. Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform bid strategies. Ensure compliance with all relevant procurement regulations and standards. Maintain an understanding of government digital strategies.

At Valtech you will become part of our exceptional team of more than 6,500 talented innovators, design thinkers, marketers, creatives, and engineers. We provide everyone with a large degree of freedom - in return, we expect an equally high degree of accountability and dedication. We transform by doing and are passionate about improving the end user experience. We care deeply about one another, our clients, and the world around us. Valtech will always be recognised not just for the quality of the work we deliver, but for all the amazing people that make it happen.