Luke is a published writer and experienced bid professional with a strong track record producing high-quality tender responses across hard and soft FM for public and private sector clients. He brings calm, detail-focused delivery—often under pressure—and a reliable work ethic willing to put in long hours to get the job done. With experience supporting peers as a Student Ambassador and leadership development through Football Association (FA) training, Luke combines structured, compliant bid delivery with clear written communication. His portfolio includes publication in The Guardian and work on the football news site MyFootballWriter, alongside bid and marketing experience across major service and facilities management organisations.

Luke Scales

Luke is a published writer and experienced bid professional with a strong track record producing high-quality tender responses across hard and soft FM for public and private sector clients. He brings calm, detail-focused delivery—often under pressure—and a reliable work ethic willing to put in long hours to get the job done. With experience supporting peers as a Student Ambassador and leadership development through Football Association (FA) training, Luke combines structured, compliant bid delivery with clear written communication. His portfolio includes publication in The Guardian and work on the football news site MyFootballWriter, alongside bid and marketing experience across major service and facilities management organisations.

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Luke is a published writer and experienced bid professional with a strong track record producing high-quality tender responses across hard and soft FM for public and private sector clients. He brings calm, detail-focused delivery—often under pressure—and a reliable work ethic willing to put in long hours to get the job done.

With experience supporting peers as a Student Ambassador and leadership development through Football Association (FA) training, Luke combines structured, compliant bid delivery with clear written communication. His portfolio includes publication in The Guardian and work on the football news site MyFootballWriter, alongside bid and marketing experience across major service and facilities management organisations.

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Work Experience

Bid Writer at Sodexo UK&I
January 1, 2026 - Present
Member of the Sodexo Health and Care Bid team, writing high-quality bid content for several approximately £10m tenders including SWFT, Oriel and Homerton NHS Foundation Trusts.
Bid Writer at Norse Group
January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2026
Created tender responses for hard-service and consultancy bids across multiple frameworks and individual clients. Managed a busy pipeline in parallel using Salesforce CRM for documents, data and bid tracking.
Marketing Executive at Atalian Servest
November 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Seconded to marketing to support digital content creation and oversee marketing/social media coverage during a period without a marketing team. Managed websites, created internal communications and curated social media channels, including during the merger with OCS, and produced operational guides for FCO security staff. Worked on relaunch of the company benefits scheme.
Bid Executive at Atalian Servest
September 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Led teams producing catering, cleaning, security and Hard FM tender responses for public and private sector clients across the UK. Ensured bids were compliant and submitted on time, including multi-million-pound tenders for clients such as IKEA, TJX and Balfour Beatty.
Bid Writer at Atalian Servest
June 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020
Specialist resource for major multi-million-pound tender responses, including Scottish Government, Morrisons and Royal London. Took ownership of the Client Solutions Knowledge Library and supported content refresh via UK catering roadshows. Worked on international bid responses with teams in the US, Poland and France.
Retail Sales Assistant at Norwich City Football Club
August 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Senior member of staff responsible for exceeding annual sales targets. Supported warehouse preparation for Premier League kit launch and worked in the ticket office processing season ticket renewals and other customer requests.

Education

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Qualifications

BA Hons Screenwriting (First Class)
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
APMP Bid and Proposal Management – Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
The Football Association (FA) – Level 7 Refereeing Qualification
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
A Levels: English Literature (B), Geography (B), Drama (B), Extended Project Qualification (A)
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026
GCSEs (13 subjects) grades A–C including English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French
January 11, 2030 - August 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail