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You could lose public sector tenders if you do not disclose your company’s measures to comply with anti-slavery legislation. The law, which came into effect in October 2015 will affect commercial businesses with a turnover of £36m or more carrying out business in the UK. Those businesses will now have to prepare a slavery and […]

In the 2015 Salary Survey we highlighted the significant pay discrepancies between men and women. When taking an average across all roles, men earned 24% more than women (the difference was 29% in the 2012 Survey). Whilst some of the discrepancies were smaller when we analysed specific roles within our profession, the overall gulf in […]

In 2011, we developed the Bid Lifecycle Model to enable wider discussion regarding the 6 core roles in our profession and how they interact and complement each other in a live bid / proposal situation. It was used as the basis for generating accurate salary benchmarking for the 2012 Salary Survey and was accepted by […]

Are you looking for a career change in 2016? The start of a New Year always brings a time of reflection and resolution, particularly when it comes to working life. As Bid Recruitment experts, we’re well placed to help. It has been reported by Standard Life that 54% of UK workers would like to change their […]

As 2015 draws to a close, many of you may be considering a new challenge in 2016. Whether you are looking for permanent or freelance opportunities we can assist you with your search. If you are looking for a permanent opportunity please get in touch and let us know what kind of role you’re looking […]

If you’re looking for new opportunities to kick start 2016 we have a number of exciting permanent and fixed term roles available, including: Fixed Term Contracts – Bid Manager Jobs Bid Manager – 6 month contract in Basildon, Essex. This is an International-wide role with a leading software organisation. Salary up to £60k. Vacancy ref […]