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A dating app request for proposal (RFP) gives shortlisted agencies the same brief and response format. It helps you compare scope, delivery responsibilities and total costs before selecting a partner.
Use this working template after you have a shortlist. For initial portfolio research, start with the dating app agency comparison framework.
1. Write a One-Page Product Brief
- Audience: Who will use the product, and what problem will it solve?
- Launch: Which region, languages and platforms are in the first release?
- Goal: What will the pilot help you learn?
- Starting point: Do you already have research, designs, code, data or vendor accounts?
- Constraints: What budget, operational capacity and delivery dependencies must bidders consider?
2. Describe Journeys and Acceptance Checks
List member and administrator journeys separately. For each, specify the expected behaviour, permissions and failure cases. A feature name alone does not define the work.
| Journey | Example acceptance question |
|---|---|
| Profile creation | Can members review their visibility settings before publishing? |
| Mutual matching | Does chat remain unavailable until the agreed matching condition is met? |
| Messaging | What happens when the connection drops or a message is retried? |
| Report and block | Can a member stop contact and submit a report without exposing it to the reported member? |
| Moderation | Can authorised staff review, assign and record actions on a report? |
| Account deletion | Which records are deleted, retained or de-identified under the agreed policy? |
3. Request the Same Pricing Breakdown
Ask each bidder to separate discovery, design, implementation, integrations, QA, release work and support. Request assumptions and exclusions beside each amount. Identify taxes, cloud usage, messaging, verification, video, store accounts and operational staffing separately.
The dating app budget worksheet helps record these items. A proposal for an enhancement to an existing product should not be compared with a complete new build.
4. Agree a Proposal Scorecard Before Bids Arrive
The following weights are an illustrative starting point, not a universal procurement standard. Change them to reflect your project risks before reviewing bidders.
| Criterion | Illustrative weight | Record alongside the score |
|---|---|---|
| Relevant evidence | 25% | Demonstrations and contribution details |
| Scope and acceptance clarity | 25% | Included journeys and unresolved assumptions |
| Safety and technical approach | 20% | Responsibilities, risks and proposed tests |
| Cost transparency | 20% | Exclusions and recurring commitments |
| Handover and support | 10% | Access, documentation and support boundaries |
Use the same scoring scale for every bidder and explain each score. Mark missing evidence as unconfirmed; do not fill gaps with assumptions.
5. Resolve Exceptions Before Signing
Keep a clarification log with the question, bidder response, decision owner and resulting contract change. Confirm the final backlog, milestone acceptance process and responsibility for every external dependency.
Review Digittrix’s dating app development scope if you want to include our team in your proposal process.
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