"bid to take" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
This phrase is often used to communicate an intention to acquire something. For example, "He made a bid to take over the company."
Mr. Hunt said he had been "sympathetic" to News Corporation's bid to take over BSkyB.
The move was seen as part of Gazprom's bid to take control of Belarus's pipelines.
The government has also advertised for other private companies to bid to take over failing schools.
An agent hitting targets can bid to take work off laggards.
But everyone knew that the rebels were making a second bid to take the city.
"The stage is set for a hostile bid to take over the whole company".
Murdoch's protracted bid to take full control of Sky remains mired in regulatory red tape.
Northland, a real-estate development firm, made a bid to take a W.N.B.A. franchise to Connecticut.
Last year, the firm lost a bid to take control of US Airways.
In November, Mr. Li announced a bid to take the company private instead.
That summer, the Defense Department made a bid to take over the process of trying detainees.
