Bid Coordinator

Interim Bids & Placements Coordinator | Care Provider

Hybrid | Derbyshire

£35-£38k

3-6 Months

Interim Contract | Immediate / Short Notice Start Preferred

Eaton Syalon are supporting a well-established national care provider with the appointment of an Interim Bids & Placements Coordinator to support a critical occupancy improvement project across their social care portfolio.

This is a high-impact interim assignment focused on helping reduce void beds across services through a more proactive, commercially focused approach to placements and referrals activity.

This is not a traditional “sit behind the scenes and write bids” role.

The successful individual will take ownership of driving opportunities through the full placement lifecycle — identifying opportunities, engaging with commissioners and stakeholders, coordinating submissions, and ultimately helping convert activity into placements.

The environment is fast-paced, highly collaborative, and commercially focused, requiring someone who is comfortable operating autonomously and bringing pace, structure, and energy to a live pipeline of opportunities.

The Role

Working closely with operational, commercial, and finance stakeholders, you will:

• Lead and coordinate bid, referral, and placement activity across the portfolio
• Proactively identify opportunities through Local Authorities, NHS commissioners, frameworks, and spot purchasing channels
• Work closely with operational teams to understand current service capacity, voids, and placement suitability
• Coordinate high-quality submissions and commercially focused responses
• Prioritise opportunities that will have the greatest impact on occupancy levels
• Engage with stakeholders across operations, finance, and care services to ensure a joined-up approach
• Bring structure and momentum to a fast-moving pipeline of opportunities
• Support a proactive approach to increasing occupancy rather than simply reacting to inbound tenders

About You

We are particularly interested in speaking with individuals who have experience within:

✔ Adult social care

✔ Supported living or residential care

✔ NHS or Local Authority commissioned services

✔ Placements, referrals, bids, or occupancy management

✔ Business development within regulated care environments

You may currently be working as a:

• Bid Coordinator
• Placements Manager
• Referrals Manager
• Business Development Manager
• Occupancy Manager
• Partnerships Manager
• Commissioning or Placements Coordinator

The successful individual will be:

• Commercially aware and delivery focused
• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple live opportunities
• Confident engaging with operational and senior stakeholders
• Comfortable working at pace within an interim environment
• Proactive in identifying and converting opportunities into placements