Public Sector Tender & Compliance Coordinator

About Morris Roofing

Morris Roofing (MK) Ltd is an established roofing contractor operating across Milton Keynes, the South Midlands and Home Counties.

We work with major housebuilders and commercial clients and have a substantial operational roofing workforce delivering pitched and flat roofing projects across the region.

We are now looking to develop a stronger presence within public-sector roofing, including local authorities, schools, academy trusts, housing associations, NHS organisations and public-sector procurement frameworks.

To support this growth, we are creating a new part-time position for someone to take ownership of getting Morris Roofing properly established within this market.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created role with a clear objective:

To get Morris Roofing into a strong position to identify, qualify for and tender successfully for public-sector roofing projects.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director and the wider management team to understand the business, gather the information required for tenders and establish a professional tendering and compliance system.

This is not simply an administrative position.

We are looking for someone capable of taking ownership of the project, researching opportunities, developing systems and helping create a new area of growth for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Public-Sector Tender Research

Identify relevant roofing and construction opportunities across:

• Local authorities
• Schools and academy trusts
• Housing associations
• NHS organisations
• Public-sector estates
• Procurement frameworks
• Dynamic markets and approved-contractor arrangements

Tender Readiness

Build and maintain a central Morris Roofing tender and compliance information library.

This will include:

• Company information
• Insurance certificates
• Health & Safety documentation
• Accreditations
• Financial information
• Environmental documentation
• Equality and diversity information
• Modern slavery documentation
• Anti-bribery and competition compliance
• Training and competency records
• Manufacturer approvals
• Workforce information
• Client references
• Project case studies

Identify any gaps and recommend which additional documents, accreditations or systems are genuinely worthwhile obtaining.

The objective is not to create unnecessary paperwork, but to ensure Morris Roofing has what is required to compete for suitable contracts.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Highly organised
• Intelligent and capable of learning quickly
• Strong at written English
• Commercially aware
• Comfortable carrying out detailed research
• Confident working independently
• Methodical and accurate
• Able to manage deadlines
• Confident using Microsoft Word, Excel, and AI
• Comfortable learning online procurement systems
• Able to interpret detailed documents and summarise the important information clearly
• Comfortable communicating with councils, consultants, procurement organisations and other professional organisations

The successful candidate should be comfortable taking ownership of the role rather than waiting for individual tasks to be assigned.

Previous Experience

Experience in any of the following would be beneficial:

• Tender or bid coordination
• Procurement
• Construction administration
• Local government
• Housing associations
• NHS administration
• Compliance
• Quality assurance
• Project coordination
• Legal or professional services
• Senior administration
• Business development

Previous construction or roofing experience would be useful but is not essential .

Training and support will be provided to understand roofing terminology, our projects and how Morris Roofing operates.

A university degree is not essential.

We are more interested in the individual's ability, organisation, written communication, commercial awareness and attention to detail.

Experienced professionals returning to work after a career break are very welcome to apply.

Working Arrangements

This is an office-based role at Morris Roofing in Woburn sands, Milton Keynes .

We believe being part of the office team is important so that the successful candidate can properly understand the business, our people, our projects and the information required to produce strong tender submissions.

We envisage approximately 20–25 hours per week .

We can offer flexibility around working hours within the normal working week and are happy to consider school-hours working.

The exact working pattern can be agreed with the successful candidate.

Initial Six-Month Objectives

During the first six months, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Complete a tender-readiness review of Morris Roofing.
• Build the company's central tender and compliance information library.
• Register Morris Roofing on the principal public-sector procurement platforms relevant to our market.
• Identify suitable local authority, education, NHS and housing-sector roofing opportunities.
• Identify frameworks and dynamic markets Morris Roofing can apply to join.
• Develop a professional public-sector capability statement.
• Build a strong library of project case studies and references.
• Establish a live tender-opportunity and contract-expiry tracker.
• Get Morris Roofing into a position to tender professionally for suitable roofing contracts, typically in the £50,000–£500,000 range.
• Coordinate the company's first suitable public-sector tender submissions.
• Provide concise monthly reporting to the Managing Director covering opportunities, submissions, results and actions required.

Salary & Benefits

£22,000–£27,000 per year depending on experience, based on approximately 20–25 hours per week.

Benefits include:

• Permanent part-time position
• Flexible daytime working hours
• School-hours working can be considered
• Company workplace pension
• Holiday entitlement
• Direct involvement with the Managing Director and senior management team
• Opportunity to develop and take ownership of a new area of the business
• Scope for the role and hours to grow as the public-sector division develops
• Performance bonus linked to agreed milestones and successful development of the public-sector tendering function

Performance-related rewards may include achievements such as successful framework admission, establishing key procurement routes and securing suitable public-sector contracts.

Longer-Term Opportunity

The immediate priority is to establish Morris Roofing's public-sector tendering capability.

If this strategy proves successful, there will be scope for the position to grow into a broader Bid, Business Development & Marketing role , potentially including increased hours, greater commercial responsibility and involvement in the wider development and promotion of the business.

Thank you for taking time to read the job description and good luck with your application.

Pay: £22,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• A £180,000 council roofing tender is published with a three-week submission deadline. Before deciding whether to bid, what information would you obtain and present to the Managing Director?
• You discover that Morris Roofing is missing two documents required for a tender closing in 10 days. What would you do?
• Please give an example of a complex piece of information you have had to research and then summarise for senior management.
• This is a newly created role. You will be expected to identify what needs doing and develop systems rather than being given a daily task list. Are you comfortable working in this way?
• Why does this particular role interest you?
• What days/hours would you ideally like to work each week?
• Are you able to work approximately 20–25 hours per week from our Woburn sands, Milton Keynes office?
• Do you have experience preparing, coordinating or contributing to formal tender, bid, framework or PQQ/SQ submissions?

Work Location: In person