Bid Manager – Public Sector
About Red Badger
Red Badger is a Digital Product transformation consultancy. We help modern enterprises continuously evolve their products and services. We craft digital products customers love, build next generation platforms and embed new digital capabilities.
We seek Joy, Quality and Prosperity; a virtuous circle which, no matter what we do, should always hold true. We believe you should enjoy the work you do and the community of people you do it with, produce quality work you can be proud of, do profitable work that enables prosperity and stability, for both company and individual, such that we earn the right to seek the work we enjoy doing.
The RoleWe are looking for a talented and experienced Bid Manager – Public Sector to join our team. You will play a key role in reviewing and qualifying public sector opportunities, writing and submitting high-quality RFP responses, and building a deep knowledge base of Red Badger’s case studies, services and value propositions. The ideal candidate will be passionate about writing, persuasive storytelling, public sector procurement, and working cross-functionally to win new business.
What you’ll be doing
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive knowledge base of Red Badger’s case studies, service offerings, delivery approaches and their public sector value proposition.
- Review, assess and qualify public sector tender opportunities based on strategic fit, capability and commercial viability.
- Manage and monitor public sector procurement portals and maintain a pipeline of relevant opportunities.
- Lead end-to-end preparation of RFP/tender responses: from kick-off, gathering stakeholder inputs, drafting content, to submission.
- Translate technical, delivery and product information into clear, customer-centric, compelling narrative.
- Update existing case studies and create new ones tailored for public sector bids.
- Create and maintain reusable proposal content, templates, capability statements, team bios and credential materials.
- Coordinate internal bid processes, including planning/timetabling, resource allocation, review cycles and final submission approvals.
- Conduct research on public sector organisations, market trends, competitive landscape, procurement frameworks and client policies.
- Capture learnings and feedback post-bid to improve future bid quality and win rate.
- Support business development activities such as pipeline reviews, opportunity tracking, and bid strategy sessions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of bid processes, tools, content repository, and propose innovations in approach.
Essential:
- Proven experience writing bids, tenders or proposals for public sector organisations (government, NHS, higher education) in digital/technology/consultancy space.
- Excellent written communication: able to take complex technical or product-delivery information and craft it into engaging, customer-focussed narrative.
- Solid understanding of public sector procurement processes, frameworks, compliance, and response structure.
- Outstanding attention to detail, editorial accuracy and quality assurance mindset.
- Strong organisational and project-management skills: able to handle multiple bids and deadlines concurrently; coordinate stakeholders effectively.
- Strong research and analysis capabilities: able to gather, interpret and present information about clients, markets and competition.
- Collaborative working style and confident in liaising with senior stakeholders, technical and commercial teams.
- Motivated self-starter with proactive attitude, resilient in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Agile delivery models, user-centred design, product-led consulting or modern engineering practices.
- Experience creating and curating case studies and capability collateral.
- High quality of bid responses submitted (compliance, clarity, differentiation, persuasive writing).
- Improved win rate for public sector opportunities supported.
- Development and maintenance of a relevant and up-to-date knowledge base and reusable content library.
- Timely delivery of bids and adherence to internal governance and review cycles.
- Effective stakeholder collaboration and positive feedback from internal customers
- Contribution to continuous improvement of bid processes, tools and team capability.
What we offer
We make sure our team is well looked after with generous salaries and a great benefits package which includes:
- Annual £2,000 training budget
- Enhanced pension with employer contribution of up to 5% of your salary
- Group Life Insurance
- Income Replacement Benefit
- Critical Illness Cover
- Private Medical Insurance
- Your choice of hardware and mobile phone
- £2,000 home-office set up budget and contribution to home broadband
- Matched (pre-tax) charity GAYE donations
- Cycle to work
- Enhanced parental leave
Red Badger is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire, employ, train, promote and compensate regardless of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, creed and colour. We are fully focused on equality, and it is our fundamental belief that the fascinating characteristics that make us all different enable us to continue to do amazing work for our clients.
What We Do
Red Badger is the digital product transformation consultancy for blue chips and scale-ups. We work at the heart of organisations on the tough, complex challenges that get them close to customers. Red Badger delivers digital products that matter and that customers love. Making a positive impact where others fail, we embed new ways of working and build high performance platforms primed for innovation. Red Badger creates lasting business change through integrating robust product design with deep engineering expertise. Clients include Tesco, Levi’s, Nando’s, Santander, BBC, NHS and Sky. Visit: www.red-badger.com and follow on LinkedIn and Twitter.
