1. Establish one version of the brief
Record the event date, venue, audience, rooms, languages and operating hours. Include registration, branding, technical production and content outputs where required. Mark provisional quantities clearly so suppliers do not treat estimates as confirmed orders.
For Amman, the Dead Sea or Aqaba, identify who coordinates venue access, deliveries and travel. Share revisions with every bidder and label the latest version. Otherwise, apparently different prices may simply reflect different instructions.
2. Compare deliverables and people
Match each line item to an output or responsibility: registration desk coverage, sound operation, interpretation, signage installation or an edited recording. Ask what the team will deliver and during which hours rather than comparing job titles alone.
Check whether equipment quantities, room coverage, rehearsals and on-site support are explicit. Separate interpreter staffing from equipment rental, and event coordination from venue services. Confirm who manages connections between the teams.
3. Review exclusions and changes
Read the assumptions and exclusions before selecting a price. Ask how overtime, extra rooms, additional participants, revised artwork or late programme changes would be priced. Clarify whether transport, setup, dismantling and applicable taxes are included or shown separately.
Request written payment, cancellation and rescheduling terms for internal review. Do not assume that two quotations use the same conditions. Route contractual questions to the person authorised to review them for your organisation.
4. Confirm the final scope in writing
Use a comparison sheet with the same rows for each supplier: requirement, included quantity, service hours, exclusions and price. Return unclear items as questions. A blank cell should remain unresolved until the supplier confirms it.
Before approval, ask for a final scope and named coordination contacts. Linguative can bring language services, equipment and event delivery into one coordinated proposal, with the agreed work and any third-party dependencies made explicit.
Checklist
Before you request a quotation
- 01One dated programme and brief
- 02Matching quantities and deliverables
- 03Staff roles and service hours
- 04Rehearsal, transport and setup scope
- 05Exclusions and change pricing
- 06Written final scope and coordination contacts
Frequently asked questions
Is the lowest quotation the best value?
Assess whether it covers your requirements and delivery arrangements. Price alone cannot reveal missing work or different assumptions.
Should interpretation and equipment be separate lines?
A clear distinction helps you check both scopes, even when one provider coordinates the package.
What if the programme is still changing?
Request a quotation with stated assumptions and a defined process for revising quantities, timings and prices.
