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The successful candidate will be responsible for developing competitive, commercially sound and compliant bid submissions, coordinating internal stakeholders, managing bid timelines and ensuring the delivery of high-quality proposals. The role will also focus on developing bid strategies, managing client presentations, maintaining governance standards and driving successful contract awards that support business growth and profitability.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nReview tender opportunities and coordinate bid/no-bid recommendations with senior stakeholders, considering strategic fit, client requirements, available capacity, commercial potential and delivery risk.\nDevelop bid strategies, win themes and value propositions tailored to each client and opportunity, clearly presenting Bidvest Prestige’s capabilities and service offering across soft services, hard services and integrated facilities management.\nDevelop and manage bid plans, timelines, responsibility matrices and submission schedules. Lead kick-off meetings, S1 and solution reviews, and internal sign-off processes, keeping the bid team on track against agreed deadlines.\nLead the writing, coordination and editing of high-quality tender responses, proposals and presentations. Coordinate content covering method statements, service delivery solutions, mobilisation and transition plans, S197 and staff transfer considerations, KPIs, SLAs, social value, ESG, Health & Safety and other client requirements, where applicable.\nDevelop presentations and ensure commercials / costings are included in submissions.\nIdentify and assess commercial, contractual, operational and delivery risks. Agree mitigation actions with relevant stakeholders, escalate material risks and support contract negotiations and the preparation of best and final offers (BAFOs).\nPrepare and coordinate client site visits, clarification questions, presentations and oral presentations. Coordinate presenters and subject matter experts ahead of client engagements and support relationships with prospective clients, consultants and supply chain partners.\nEngage Operations and relevant support functions to confirm that proposed service solutions, resource plans, mobilisation arrangements and transition commitments are practical and can be delivered within the proposed pricing, timelines and service levels in line with the tender scope.\nLead and coordinate the bid team and cross-functional contributors. Allocate responsibilities, communicate expectations, monitor progress and support the development of bid capability to deliver quality submissions within required timelines.esses.\nMaintain and improve the bid content library, including standard responses, case studies, CVs, policies, accreditations, templates and supporting documents. Maintain effective document control, version management and consistent bid processes.\nTrack pipeline activity and report on bid submissions, tender outcomes, win/loss performance, win rates and forecasts. 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