[Hiring] Bids and Framework Manager @Compass Community

Role Description

We're looking for an experienced Bids and Framework Manager to join our Commercial team. You'll lead our tender and framework activity across the children's social care market. You'll find the right opportunities, write winning bids and keep us active and approved on the frameworks local authorities rely on.

This is a fully remote role. You'll have the freedom to shape how we bid, and you'll work with colleagues in operations, finance, HR and quality who care about getting it right.

What you'll be doing

• Leading bids from start to finish.
• Managing every tender submission through SharePoint and our CRM and running a clear bid/no-bid process.
• Writing, reviewing and editing compelling, compliant responses tailored to each commissioner.
• Building and tracking the pipeline.
• Spotting and tracking opportunities across residential, fostering, education and related services.
• Managing our frameworks.
• Keeping us on national and regional frameworks and DPS systems, tracking renewals and re-tender windows, and leading applications to new ones.
• Owning the tender portals.
• Monitoring platforms such as Proactis, In-Tend, Jaggaer, Delta eSourcing and Find a Tender every day, and keeping a well-organised library of bid content, policies and accreditations.
• Bringing people together.
• Working with teams across the business to gather the case studies, data and evidence that make our bids stand out.
• Turning insight into strategy.
• Reporting on win rates, pipeline and framework income.
• Tracking sufficiency strategies, policy changes and market trends, and running debriefs that improve each submission.
• Representing Compass at provider days, commissioner events and sector forums.

Qualifications

• A proven track record of winning bids and framework applications in health, social care or the public sector.
• Hands-on experience managing procurement frameworks, DPS systems and tender portals.
• Experience working with local authority or NHS commissioners.
• A strong understanding of UK public procurement regulations.
• Knowledge of children's social care commissioning, care cost drivers, NLW and fee benchmarking.
• Excellent persuasive writing skills and close attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to manage several deadlines at once.
• Advanced skills in Word, Excel and SharePoint.
• A degree or equivalent professional experience.
• A willingness to travel for commissioner meetings and sector events.

Requirements

• Experience in children's services, such as residential, fostering, SEND or supported accommodation.
• An APMP or project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM).
• Familiarity with the Children Act 1989, the Care Standards Act 2000 and Ofsted requirements.

Benefits

• £50,000 to £55,000 salary.
• Salary sacrifice pension: you contribute 5% and Compass adds 4%.
• Life assurance worth three times your annual salary.
• Medicash cashback on dental, optical, counselling and virtual GP appointments.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for bikes, tech and electric vehicles (Octopus EV).
• Blue Light Card discounts at over 15,000 retailers.
• 25 days' annual leave, rising to 28 after four years.
• Your birthday off, every year.
• A paid wellbeing day and a paid volunteering day each year.
• A paid festive half-day to celebrate a festivity of your choice.
• Fully remote working.
• Clear career pathways and support to gain recognised qualifications.
• Monthly Values Awards with cash prizes, nominated by your peers.
• Long-service gifts at 2, 5 and 10 years.