Head of Bids

Head of Bids
Chandlers Ford 3 days per week onsite, 2 days working from home.
£69,701 to £75,000 per annum

A specialist engineering client is looking for a Head of Bids to lead its tendering activity across a well-established, service-led business.

This role will suit an experienced Bid Manager, Contracts Manager or commercial professional with strong framework experience who is ready to step into a lead role, or someone already operating at this level in a smaller team.

This role will suit someone who understands how frameworks work and knows what strong public sector submissions need. You might already be leading bids, or you may have come from a Contracts Manager background with solid framework and tender experience. What matters most is your ability to bring structure, commercial judgement and credible written submissions.

You will lead a small team of two, made up of a Bid Writer and a Tender Manager, while working closely with senior stakeholders across operations, sales, finance, SHEQ and legal. This is a visible role with scope to improve process, strengthen governance and help win the right work.

What you'll be doing

• Lead end-to-end bid and tender activity across RFI, PQQ and ITT submissions.
• Manage and support a small team of a Bid Writer and Tender Manager.
• Shape high-quality, compliant and commercially sound tender responses.
• Oversee framework submissions and ensure alignment with procurement rules and client requirements.
• Manage tender governance, risk and submission quality.
• Support Contract Quality Plans from award through mobilisation.
• Work cross-functionally to build a joined-up and customer-focused bid approach.
• Improve bid processes, content libraries and submission standards over time.

What they're looking for

• Strong experience with frameworks and complex tenders, ideally within public procurement.
• Leadership experience, or the credibility to step into a hands-on lead role from a Contracts Manager background.
• Excellent writing, organisation and commercial awareness.

Package

• £69,701 to £75,000 per annum.
• Company car.
• Annual and quarterly bonus scheme.
• 28 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.

If you are looking for a senior role where framework knowledge really matters, and where you can shape a lean bid function with real commercial impact, this could be a strong next move.