The response format that makes quotes comparable

Venue RFP Framework

A structured RFP that specifies the programme rather than the room, and dictates how venues must respond.

When to use it

Issue this instead of a paragraph of requirements, and the bids come back on the same basis.

What comes out of it

Comparable bids on one sheet
Early visibility of technical disqualifiers
Risk terms surfaced before shortlisting

Venue RFP Framework — structure — The response format that makes quotes comparable5 inputs

01Programme specificationSession types, sets, parallel rooms, turnaround timesInput

02Technical requirementCeiling height, rigging, power, load-in accessInput

03Commercial response tableNet rate, service charge, tax and genuine inclusions as separate linesInput

04Risk termsCancellation curve at 90/60/30, attrition percentage, cut-off dateInput

05Building questionsWhat else is in the building that week, and who else holds these datesInput

Other tools

Use them together.

Planning ranges you can take to a finance conversation

Event Budget Estimator

Delegate count, destination tier, format and nights produce a per-head range with the assumptions stated.

Tool What to send, when, and what it must answer

Delegate Communication Plan

The message schedule from save-the-date to post-event survey, with the practical questions each one has to answer.

Tool Owners, thresholds and who decides at 23:00

Risk & Escalation Register

A register of what can go wrong, who owns it, what triggers escalation and what the floor may decide alone.

Tool

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