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Tandem Health is a fast-scaling healthtech company reimagining healthcare by putting clinicians first. The platform, designed by clinicians for clinicians, is backed by top investors and expanding globally.
You will own the bid management process end-to-end across the UK and Ireland, from opportunity qualification through submission. This role bridges Commercial, Medical Operations, Clinical Safety, Product, Security, and Finance teams to transform complex technical and regulatory information into compelling, compliant tender responses.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing bids across the entire UK healthcare market: NHS trusts, ICBs, primary care, national frameworks, local authority social care, central government, devolved nations' programmes, and private/independent sector providers
- Writing and editing responses on clinical value, implementation, clinical safety, information governance, security, social value, and pricing
- Developing win themes and executive summaries that connect evidence to buyer evaluation criteria
- Tracking upcoming tenders and frameworks; advising Commercial leadership on opportunity prioritization
- Building and maintaining a bid library of standard answers, case studies, evidence, policies, and certifications
- Conducting post-bid reviews and collecting evaluator feedback to improve win rates
- Collaborating with delivery teams to track social value commitments post-award
- Improving bidding processes, including AI tools and workflows for drafting and review
- Running multiple concurrent bids with strong project management and stakeholder confidence
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Bid Manager or senior Bid Writer with a track record of winning public sector healthcare or social care contracts
- Working knowledge of UK public procurement, including the Procurement Act 2023, Provider Selection Regime, frameworks, and dynamic markets
- Experience beyond the NHS (local authorities, central government, devolved administrations, or private/independent sector buyers)
- Excellent writing ability: making complex answers short, clear, and compliant
- Strong project management: running multiple concurrent bids, holding teams to deadlines, managing high-pressure submission timelines
- Confidence working with senior clinical, technical, and commercial stakeholders; ability to challenge and improve answers
- Commercial judgment about bid worthiness and confidence to recommend no-bid decisions
- Comfort in a fast-paced scale-up environment with genuine enthusiasm for using AI in your own work
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience bidding for digital health, health tech, or SaaS contracts
- Familiarity with NHS digital standards (DTAC, DSPT, DCB0129, DCB0160)
- Experience with frameworks such as NHS SBS, Crown Commercial Service, or regional NHS frameworks
- APMP accreditation or equivalent
- Experience bidding in Ireland or other European markets
- Clinical, social care, or public sector commissioning background
