
Version 1 Newcastle upon Tyne
Bid Manager
Department: Digital Development & Architecture
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Company Description
Life is too short, not to work somewhere awesome.
Why Version 1, IT Services Company?
- Certified Great Place to Work for 10 years in a row
- Quarterly Profit share bonuses for employees (paid the previous 44 quarters consecutively)
- Career Progression (500 CPD Promotions in last 12 months)
- Generous Holiday Allowance
- Employee Discount Scheme - available online and in a wide range of stores
- Flexible and Remote Working Options
- Lunch time activities including but not limited to fitness, yoga, financial advice and wellbeing
- Pension
- Private Healthcare Cover
- Offer incentives for accreditations and educational assistance for courses relevant to your role
- Wide range of reward schemes including:
- Version 1 Excellence Awards (annual)
- ‘Call-Out’: an ongoing platform where colleagues grant you points that can be exchanged for gifts
- Fostering several Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging schemes
- And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more
Location
Wherever you prefer, we are happy for candidates to work remotely. Members of the existing bid team collaborate successfully across different locations throughout the UK, Northern Ireland and Ireland.
For candidates that prefer working with others - we have offices located in London, Belfast, Edinburgh, Dublin, Redditch, Kent, Newcastle, Cheshire and Cork.
Purpose – Bid Manager
Are you an experienced Bid Manager who wants to take their bidding career to the next level and work with a great IT Company? This role will suit someone who is comfortable working on complex bids (public sector highly advantageous). You will have a passion for working with industry experts to create engaging content to score well in bids and proposals. We want someone who will work with our team to support/develop our already strong Bid/Commercial function within the Company.
Contact us today to find out more about joining a successful Bid Team (currently 10 people) with record wins across UK, Ireland and Northern Ireland for both Public and Private sector customers.
Culture of Existing Bid Team
Collectively, we love to see that all important message “Your proposal has been successfully submitted”. Individually, we have a range of different personalities and interests, but the team get on well together.
Basically, Version 1 Bid Team are a lovely bunch of people who collaborate and work closely together to support each other, despite being spread across the UK, Northern Ireland and Ireland. We are a successful team (still growing), and we are not bound by multiple processes that make bidding deadlines harder to reach.
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Wired to Deliver
Every decision we make is governed by six core values. They are simply stated, non-negotiable and ever present.
Honesty and Integrity
Personal Commitment
No Ego
Customer First
Excellence
Drive

Consistently Rated a Top Workplace By Our People
Strong core values, a culture of trust and empowerment, and a vision for success position Version 1 as a top employer across the UK, Ireland and India. If you are seeking a fair workplace in which recognition is based on merits, and career pathways are based on skills, then we could be a fit for you.
Learn about our CultureAward-Winning Employee Focus
- GREAT PLACE TO WORK
UK, 2019-2021 - GREAT PLACE TO WORK
IRELAND, 2012-2021 - HEALTHY PLACE TO WORK
AWARD, 2018-2021 - GREAT PLACE TO WORK
IN TECH, 2019 & 2020 - BEST WORKPLACES FOR WOMEN
AWARD, 2019 & 2020