Find your next bids hire
You focus on winning work, we’ll handle the recruitment.
No more irrelevant CVs flooding the inbox.
Targeted and vetted work winning profiles at your fingertips.
Are you running into these issues?
Your job ad has been live for weeks - but no one with the correct bidding experience has applied.
You’re not attracting work winners with the right industry experience.
You’re wasting time reviewing irrelevant CVs.
You can’t figure out where all the top bid talent is hiding.
We can help.
What Work Winning Leaders Have to say about us
Specialist
Candr specialises exclusively in bid and proposal recruitment.
Unlike generalists, we focus solely on the work winning roles that drive your business - meaning we speak the language, understand the pressures, and know exactly what top talent looks like.
Trusted
5 star rating from both clients and candidates.
Our track record includes successful placements across industries like Architecture, Construction, FM, Professional Services, Bid Consultancies, Tech and Healthcare.
Knowledge
Our expertise means better hires.
Bid roles demand hard to find, specific skills and we know exactly what sets top performers apart. We don’t just match CVs - we find proven work winners who can put together winning strategies and deliver at all levels.
Deep Search
A network of top bids and proposals talent across the UK.
A lot of the best candidates aren’t on job boards - they’re passive, and we know how to reach them. Because we’re known in the bid world, they take our calls.
We don’t rely on ads or LinkedIn alone. We headhunt: mapping the market, making direct contact, and leveraging referrals. Every candidate is carefully selected, vetted, and relevant - so you get fewer CVs, but better ones.
Faster and better hires - no wasted time.
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FAQS
Feel free to reach out to us if you have any other questions.
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Candr specialises exclusively in bid and proposal recruitment. Unlike generalists, we focus solely on the work winning roles that drive your business - meaning we speak the language, understand the pressures, and know exactly what top talent looks like.
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If you’re a company looking to hire now, fill in our “Find Talent Now” form and someone at Candr will be in touch. Or feel free to reach out to us via “Contact us” if you have any other questions.
If you’re a job seeker, apply to one of our roles or, if you can't find a suitable role, upload your CV via the form in “Browse Jobs” and we'll be in touch when something suitable comes up. -
We offer pay on success and retained search options. We adapt to best suit your business needs.
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We like to keep things transparent - hence the name. We work with candour.
Our rates are simple:
• 20% of salary on successful placement (pay on success), or
• 20% split across three payments for retained mandates. -
Because of the nature of bidding, companies often have very different hierarchies, which directly affects salary levels.
A Bid Manager at one organisation can be doing a very different job to a Bid Manager at another. Industry also plays a big part - for example, a Bid Manager in legal will almost always earn more than a Bid Manager in architecture.
That said, here are some general benchmarks as a rough guide:
Bid Coordinator: £30,000 - £45,000
Senior Bid Coordinator: £45,000 - £55,000
Bid Manager: £55,000 - £70,000
Senior Bid Manager: £70,000 - £100,000
Bid Writer: £40,000 - £65,000
Senior Bid Writer: £65,000 - £85,000
Head of Bids: £100,000 - £150,000