How to write an RFP for event management services (+ free template)
A strong event management RFP runs to 8–12 pages and covers nine sections: company background, event objectives and success metrics, scope of work, deliverables, timeline, mandatory requirements, commercial template, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions. Leave creative concept, supplier shortlist and detailed production spec for the agency to propose — asking for them upfront forces guesswork and produces non-comparable bids.
- The nine sections every event RFP needs
- What to leave for the agency to propose
- Evaluation criteria that work
- Red flags in proposals