[Consultancy] RfP - Event Management Services for the WUSC Nigeria P2S Annual Learning Summit

for paragraphs,

for section headers,

• for list items. No CSS classes, no inline styles, no
  , no
  . Must preserve content exactly, but we can strip style tags and convert formatting. We need to parse the given text and produce HTML. Given the input includes many

  tags with etc. We need to remove those spans and just keep the text, but preserve bold? The instruction: preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase. However we must convert to semantic HTML without inline styles. If we remove the we are removing content (the markup). But the content is the text; the style is not content. The instruction likely means preserve the textual content, not the markup. So we can drop the style tags and just keep the text. Also need to convert bolded headings to

  . For example:

  REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
  Event Management Services for the WUSC Nigeria P2S Annual Learning Summit
  
  

  We need to turn that into maybe an

  for the title? Actually the title is two lines: "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" and "Event Management Services for the WUSC Nigeria P2S Annual Learning Summit". Could treat as heading? The rules: Use

  for section headers (e.g. Responsibilities, Qualifications...). The title maybe not a section header but could be

  . However we could keep as

  with line break? But we cannot use
  . We could make two

  paragraphs. But we must preserve content word-for-word, including line breaks? The line break is represented by
  . If we replace with separate

  we are altering structure but preserving text. Probably acceptable. Simplify: We'll produce a series of

  for paragraphs, and

  for headings like "INTRODUCTION", "2. BACKGROUND", "3. SCOPE OF WORK", etc. Also subheadings like "3.1 Pre-Event Planning and Event Delivery", "Participant & Logistics Management", "Vendor & Supplier Coordination", etc. Those are bolded; we can treat them as

  as well. List items: we need to convert

  • already present; we keep them but remove any inline styles inside. We must not use
    or
    . Also no CSS classes. We need to output only HTML. Let's process stepwise. First, extract the textual content ignoring tags. But easier: we can manually rewrite. Let's outline sections: - Title: "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)" and "Event Management Services for the WUSC Nigeria P2S Annual Learning Summit" Then blank lines. Then "Issued by: World University Service of Canada (WUSC)" "Issue Date: August 25, 2026" "Submission Deadline: 8 September 2026 by 5 pm (GMT +1)" "Location: Lagos, Nigeria" "Contract Term: 30 working days" Then blank. Then "INTRODUCTION" heading (bold). Then paragraph. Then "2. BACKGROUND" heading. Then bullet list under background (4 items). Then paragraph: "WUSC seeks a professional Event Management Firm to provide end-to-end logistical planning and coordination of this event." Then "3. SCOPE OF WORK" heading. Then paragraph. Then "3.1 Pre-Event Planning and Event Delivery" heading. Then subheading "Participant & Logistics Management" (bold). Then ul list. Then subheading "Vendor & Supplier Coordination" (bold). Then ul list. Then subheading "Side/Networking Events" (bold). Then ul list. Then subheading "Catering & Hospitality" (bold). Then ul list. Then subheading "Technical & Event Support" (bold). Then ul list. Then heading "Health, Safety, Security, and Contingency Planning" (bold). Then ul list. Then heading "Accessibility and Inclusion" (bold). Then ul list. Then "3.2 Post-Event Activities" heading. Then ul list (with nested ul inside one li). Then "4. DELIVERABLES" heading. Then a table-like list with items numbered 1-7 each with description and date. Original format uses

    lines with "# - Activity / Deliverable - Key Outputs - Suggested Date". We need to preserve content word-for-word. We can keep each line as a

    . The original includes a table with dash separators. We'll keep as paragraphs. Then "5. BUDGET AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS" heading. Then a table-like list with deliverable # etc. We'll keep as paragraphs. Then "6. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS" heading. Then paragraph intro. Then ul list. Then "7. EVALUATION CRITERIA" heading. Then paragraph intro? Actually there is "Criteria - Weight" then ul list. Then "8. SUBMISSION DETAILS" heading. Then paragraph. We must ensure no
    tags. Also ensure we close tags properly. Let's construct. We'll start with

    for the two title lines maybe separate

    . But we could combine them into one

    with a space? However original had line break between them. If we combine into one paragraph we lose the line break but text still there. The instruction: preserve ALL original content word-for-word. The line break is not content but formatting. Might be okay. Safer to keep as two

    elements. Thus:

    REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

    Event Management Services for the WUSC Nigeria P2S Annual Learning Summit

    Then maybe a blank line? Not needed. Then

    Issued by: World University Service of Canada (WUSC)

    Issue Date: August 25, 2026

    Submission Deadline: 8 September 2026 by 5 pm (GMT +1)

    Location: Lagos, Nigeria

    Contract Term: 30 working days

    Then maybe a

    for blank? Not needed. Then heading:

    INTRODUCTION

    Then paragraph(s) following. The introduction paragraph: "The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a leading Canadian international development organization working to catalyze positive education and economic outcomes for young people. We bring together and collaborate with a diverse network of partners (including businesses and not-for-profit organizations) who share this mission. WUSC is currently implementing the Pathways to Scale (P2S) project. P2S is a five-year, young women-focused program of the Mastercard Foundation, implemented in partnership with WUSC and supported by Seedstars. Operating in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda, P2S strengthens women-owned and women-led enterprises by providing gender-focused business development services and access to finance to unlock 93,000 work opportunities for young women, particularly young rural women. These Terms of Reference define the scope of services for providing comprehensive event management services for the upcoming annual learning event in Lagos, Nigeria, between 23-25 November 2026." We need to preserve line breaks? Original had line breaks after sentences? Actually it's all within one
  • with
    tags? The original had
  • with INTRODUCTION
    then text. There were line breaks after each sentence? Not exactly. We'll just put as a single

    preserving spaces and line breaks as they appear in original text (maybe we can keep line breaks as they appear). To be safe, we can keep the text exactly as appears between the

  • tags, removing the and
    . The original text after the bold heading includes line breaks? Let's copy: "The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a leading Canadian international development organization working to catalyze positive education and economic outcomes for young people. We bring together and collaborate with a diverse network of partners (including businesses and not-for-profit organizations) who share this mission.
    WUSC is currently implementing the Pathways to Scale (P2S) project. P2S is a five-year, young women-focused program of the Mastercard Foundation, implemented in partnership with WUSC and supported by Seedstars. Operating in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda, P2S strengthens women-owned and women-led enterprises by providing gender-focused business development services and access to finance to unlock 93,000 work opportunities for young women, particularly young rural women.
    These Terms of Reference define the scope of services for providing comprehensive event management services for the upcoming annual learning event in Lagos, Nigeria, between 23-25 November 2026." Thus there are
    after first sentence and after second paragraph. We'll convert those to separate

    maybe. But we could keep as one

    with spaces; but we lose the
    . However the instruction says preserve ALL original content word-for-word. The
    is not content but markup. I'd argue it's okay to drop. We'll just make one

    with the text as is, maybe replace
    with a space. But to be safe, we can split into three

    elements. Thus:

    The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a leading Canadian international development organization working to catalyze positive education and economic outcomes for young people. We bring together and collaborate with a diverse network of partners (including businesses and not-for-profit organizations) who share this mission.

    WUSC is currently implementing the Pathways to Scale (P2S) project. P2S is a five-year, young women-focused program of the Mastercard Foundation, implemented in partnership with WUSC and supported by Seedstars. Operating in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda, P2S strengthens women-owned and women-led enterprises by providing gender-focused business development services and access to finance to unlock 93,000 work opportunities for young women, particularly young rural women.

    These Terms of Reference define the scope of services for providing comprehensive event management services for the upcoming annual learning event in Lagos, Nigeria, between 23-25 November 2026.

    Proceed similarly for other sections. Now "2. BACKGROUND" heading:

    2. BACKGROUND

    Then paragraph: "Under Pathways to Scale, WUSC will bring together Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs) that support small and growing enterprises to strengthen entrepreneurship ecosystems, promote gender equality, and create employment opportunities for young rural women. As part of the ESO partner capacity building, WUSC will host the annual learning summit under the theme Sustainable Pathways for Enterprise Growth. The event will engage up to 85 participants from 4 countries for over 3 days (23-25 November 2026) with the following objectives:" Original had a
    after first sentence? Actually there is a
    after first sentence? Let's see: "

    2. BACKGROUND
    Under Pathways to Scale, WUSC will bring together Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs) that support small and growing enterprises to strengthen entrepreneurship ecosystems, promote gender equality, and create employment opportunities for young rural women.
    As part of the ESO partner capacity building, WUSC will host the annual learning summit under the theme Sustainable Pathways for Enterprise Growth. The event will engage up to 85 participants from 4 countries for over 3 days (23-25 November 2026) with the following objectives:
    

    " Thus there is a
    after first sentence and after the second sentence? Actually after the second sentence there is a
    before the empty? We'll just split into two

    maybe. Thus:

    Under Pathways to Scale, WUSC will bring together Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs) that support small and growing enterprises to strengthen entrepreneurship ecosystems, promote gender equality, and create employment opportunities for young rural women.

    As part of the ESO partner capacity building, WUSC will host the annual learning summit under the theme Sustainable Pathways for Enterprise Growth. The event will engage up to 85 participants from 4 countries for over 3 days (23-25 November 2026) with the following objectives:

    Then the bullet list (
    • ...). We'll keep as
      • items. Each bullet ends with
        
      maybe; we just keep text. Now after that list, there is a paragraph: "WUSC seeks a professional Event Management Firm to provide end-to-end logistical planning and coordination of this event." We'll put as

      . Then heading "

      3. SCOPE OF WORK

      " Then paragraph: "Reporting to the designated P2S focal point in Nigeria, the selected Service Provider will be responsible for the comprehensive logistical planning, coordination, and delivery of the P2S Learning Summit, including participant travel and accommodation coordination, venue and vendor management, event production, transportation, registration, technical support, and post-event closeout. WUSC will retain responsibility for the agenda and substantive content of the Summit, participant selection, strategic decisions, session facilitation, communications messaging, branding approvals, and approval of all budgets and major expenditures. The Service Provider will be expected to manage the high-volume operational coordination required to deliver the event successfully." Original had a
      after first sentence? Let's see: "

      3. SCOPE OF WORK
      Reporting to the designated P2S focal point in Nigeria, the selected Service Provider will be responsible for the comprehensive logistical planning, coordination, and delivery of the P2S Learning Summit, including participant travel and accommodation coordination, venue and vendor management, event production, transportation, registration, technical support, and post-event closeout.
      WUSC will retain responsibility for the agenda and substantive content of the Summit, participant selection, strategic decisions, session facilitation, communications messaging, branding approvals, and approval of all budgets and major expenditures. The Service Provider will be expected to manage the high-volume operational coordination required to deliver the event successfully.
      

      " Thus split into two

      . Now heading "

      3.1 Pre-Event Planning and Event Delivery

      " Then subheading "

      Participant & Logistics Management

      " (but we need to keep the ampersand as &? The original had &. We'll keep as &? The instruction: preserve ALL original content word-for-word. So we must keep "&" exactly. So we will output that as is. Thus

      Participant & Logistics Management

      Then
      • items. Each bullet: we need to preserve the text exactly, including any internal punctuation and maybe trailing spaces. We'll copy. Let's extract each bullet text from original: First bullet: "Develop and maintain a detailed, time-bound event management and logistics work plan, including responsibilities, deadlines, dependencies, and approval points. Finalize physical event venue preparation, including venues for social activities, in line with room and breakout requirements, in consultation with WUSC. This includes contract negotiation, inspection, and setup management. Manage room blocks and rooming lists, and coordinate participant check-in, check-out, room changes, early arrivals, late departures, and cancellations. " Note there is a non-breaking space at end maybe. We'll keep as is but we can trim? Better to keep exactly as text without the trailing  ? The original had   after the sentence? Actually there is a  (non-breaking space) before closing
      . We'll just keep the visible text; ignoring the   is okay. Second bullet: "Arrange and manage airport meet-and-greet services for participants, airport transfers, hotel transfers, and daily transportation between hotels, venues, and side-event locations." Third bullet: "Manage participant registration during the event." Fourth bullet: "Distribute participant information packs (agenda, venue details, contacts, etc.)." Fifth bullet: "Establish and maintain a consolidated participant database covering registration status, contact information, travel itineraries, accommodation requirements, dietary restrictions, accessibility requirements, emergency contacts, and other relevant logistical information." Sixth bullet: "Support WUSC in administering participant registration prior to the event and tracking responses, including following up with participants on missing information. " Seventh bullet: "Provide an accessible participant support contact, including an after-hours emergency contact, during the participant travel and event period. " We'll keep each as
      • . Now after that list, there is a blank line then heading "

        Vendor & Supplier Coordination

        " (note the ampersand). Then ul list. Bullets: First bullet: "Identify, procure, contract, coordinate, and supervise all required service providers, including venues, hotels, catering providers, transportation providers, audio-visual suppliers, printers, photographers, videographers, and other relevant service providers. Obtain competitive quotations where required and provide WUSC with clear recommendations based on quality, suitability, and value for money. " Note there is a line break inside the bullet after the first sentence? Original had
        after first sentence? Let's see: "
      • Identify, procure, contract, coordinate, and supervise all required service providers, including venues, hotels, catering providers, transportation providers, audio-visual suppliers, printers, photographers, videographers, and other relevant service providers.
        Obtain competitive quotations where required and provide WUSC with clear recommendations based on quality, suitability, and value for money. 
      " So there is a
      between sentences. We'll split into two sentences maybe keep as one

      ? But it's inside

      • . We'll keep as one
      • with a space where
        was. We'll just replace
        with a space