Bid Writer - Health & Social Care Sector
Home Based
£35-45k plus excellent benefits
My Client, a Leading provider of Adult and Chidrens Social Care services are looking to recruit a bid Writer to be responsible for writing strong tender submissions, which result in successful outcomes. You will help ensure the company retain all existing contracts and win new business, in line with organisational strategic plans and targets for growth. The Bid Writer works collaboratively with a variety of internal stakeholders, using exceptional writing and interpersonal skills to capture and convey their expertise and approach to delivering services across a variety of areas. The successful candidate will be comfortable working at pace, with strong time-management skills, a keen eye for detail and able to confidently interpret and present a range of information.
Duties:
- Write and coordinate high quality tender submissions that demonstrate their ability to deliver services for current and future business opportunities within our areas of operation, including care and support for adults with learning disabilities and / or autism, mental health needs, forensic services, complex physical health needs
- Collaborate effectively and efficiently with Operational and Central teams, to ensure their service offer is clearly, consistently, and effectively articulated, working at pace to ensure external deadlines are met
- Identify and address all specification and evaluation requirements within bid submissions
- Work with a variety of data types, using analytical skills to digest, interpret and present a range of information, supporting persuasive tender submissions
- Complete pre qualifying questionnaires and manage information through relevant tender portals
- Draw upon local knowledge, research, evidence, and data to ensure tender responses are effectively tailored to commissioner and local needs
- Work effectively with colleagues to support the development of service models, budgets and pricing schedules
- Ensure progress towards each submission’s deadline date is planned and tracked
- Deliver successful outcomes from submissions
- Work alongside colleagues to create and maintain efficient systems, including maintaining a resource library of information, stock answers and best-practice resources to support tender submissions
- Work as part of a project team on larger scale, complex submissions to support one another to research, scope out, write and review high quality responses
- Review and evaluate the success of submissions, ensuring continuous improvement
- Ensure a consistent voice is used across their tenders, aligning with internal and external communications.