3Search’s specialist bid recruitment consultants partnered with family-owned construction brand, Mulalley, to support the expansion of its bid function.
Working exclusively with the business, we successfully appointed a Bid Writer and a Senior Bid Writer, strengthening the team's capability and creating additional capacity to support an increasing volume of tender activity.
Founded in 1972, Mulalley is a leading construction and regeneration specialist, delivering projects across housing, refurbishment, and planned maintenance. Operating extensively within the social housing sector, the business has built a strong reputation for delivering complex projects while maintaining a commitment to quality, compliance, and community impact.
As demand continued to increase, the business identified the need to expand its bid team to support future growth ambitions.
Mulalley's bid function was experiencing increasing demand, creating a need for additional resource to maintain quality standards while supporting business growth.
Most recently, we partnered with the organisation on a Senior Bid Writer hire with proven experience in social housing and public sector procurement.
The search presented several challenges:
Given the specialist nature of the brief, Mulalley required a recruitment partner with deep expertise in bid and proposal hiring.
Hayley Jones, specialist bids recruiter, worked exclusively with the company on this hire. Hayley partnered closely with Mulalley's leadership team to refine expectations and provide detailed market insight throughout the process.
Her approach included:
A key element of the assignment was helping the business understand the realities of the talent market and the importance of moving quickly when high-calibre candidates became available.
Our partnership has so far resulted in the successful appointment of both a Bid Writer and a Senior Bid Writer, expanding the team's capacity and providing additional resource to support a growing workload.
We recently partnered with 3Search to recruit a Senior Bid Writer, and both Hayley and David delivered an excellent service throughout the process. The role required a strong understanding of bidding within Social Housing and public sector procurement, alongside the ability to engage effectively with multiple stakeholders. Equally important was identifying a candidate who would align with our culture and values. Hayley and David took the time to fully understand these requirements from the outset and provided high-quality CVs quickly and efficiently while keeping us constantly updated with valuable market insights and trends. We were pleased with the regular engagement and quality of the process which has ultimately produced the best hire.
Candidate Thought Count: 1
The communication with Hayley was super helpful. She listened to my concerns in terms of what I needed from a workplace. That was very reassuring. She followed up with me to communicate the progress every step of the way. I would highly recommend using their services.Senior Bid Writer
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