Senior Bid Writer / Pursuit Lead

Role Overview

Mphasis is seeking an experienced Senior Public Sector Bid Writer to support the growth of its UK Public Sector portfolio. This is a full-time, hands-on role responsible for producing high-quality, compliant and high-scoring bid responses, while also building and continuously improving a central bid content repository.

The role requires an all‑round bid professional with acumen to understand business, commercial, financial, delivery and technical content, shape it into compelling customer‑focused responses, and drive higher standards and discipline across the bid process.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of high-quality responses for ITTs, SQs, PQQs, RFIs, RFPs and framework submissions across the UK Public Sector.
• Shape and enhance inputs from sales, delivery, finance, commercial, legal and technical SMEs into clear, persuasive and evaluation‑aligned responses.
• Analyse tender documentation, evaluation criteria and scoring models to define response strategy, structure and win themes.
• Own bid content quality through review cycles and final submission readiness.
• Create and maintain a central repository of reusable bid content, case studies and standard responses.
• Capture feedback, lessons learned and performance data to support continuous improvement.
• Track bid metrics (e.g. win/loss, scoring trends, feedback themes) to improve quality, speed and outcomes.
• Drive accountability and quality across contributors, constructively challenging weak inputs and missed deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in business development role within the UK Public Sector.
• Strong understanding of UK public procurement processes and evaluation approaches.
• Experience producing responses across business, commercial, financial, delivery and technical sections.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to translate complex content into clear narratives.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and SMEs across multiple disciplines.
• Ability to manage multiple bids under tight deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of working on Public Sector frameworks.
• Background in technology or digital transformation services.
• Experience building or managing bid libraries or knowledge repositories.

Key Attributes

• Gravitas and confidence to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong ownership mindset and drive to improve standards.
• Highly organised, detail‑focused and disciplined.
• Analytical and outcome‑oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Collaborative but assertive in driving quality and accountability.

Location preference

London / Edinburgh/ Glasgow

About Mphasis:

Mphasis applies next-generation technology to help enterprises transform businesses globally. Customer centricity is foundational to Mphasis and is reflected in the Mphasis’ Front2Back™ Transformation approach. Front2Back™ uses the exponential power of cloud and cognitive to provide hyper-personalized (C=X2C2TM=1) digital experience to clients and their end customers. Mphasis’ Service Transformation approach helps ‘shrink the core’ through the application of digital technologies across legacy environments within an enterprise, enabling businesses to stay ahead in a changing world. Mphasis’ core reference architectures and tools, speed and innovation with domain expertise and specialization are key to building strong relationships with marquee clients.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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