TOR - onboarding a consulting firm for Baseline- field data collection

About SELCO Foundation:

SELCO Foundation’s mission is to create a platform of solutions that uses sustainable energy as a catalyst to bridge environmental sustainability and poverty alleviation. With holistic development as the primary focus, the organization strives to create equitable societies, where services are accessed by all communities. The interventions of SELCO lead to a sustainable delivery model of essential services like livelihoods, education, and health till the last mile. (Read more about SELCO here: http://www.selcofoundation.org/)

Summary of the project:

SELCO Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to field-based Research and Development and ecosystem building for the deployment of clean energy solutions aimed at alleviating poverty in tribal, rural, and urban poor areas. The organization collaborates closely with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, and partners from various developmental sectors. SELCO Foundation is a pioneer in delivering sustainable energy to India's underprivileged communities in a manner that fosters asset creation and long-term poverty alleviation. These sustainable energy solutions not only increase incomes but also improve the quality of life for individuals and families, ultimately leading to poverty reduction. With a mission to inspire and implement solutions that improve access to sustainable energy for underserved communities across India in a socially, financially, and environmentally sustainable manner, SELCO Foundation has been at the forefront of driving positive change.

In the last financial year (2023-2024), SELCO Foundation successfully deployed approximately 2000 Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) based livelihood solutions across various geographical areas including Karnataka, Odisha, Jharkhand, Northeastern states, and others. These solutions empowered rural entrepreneurs by providing them with solar energy units and solar-powered livelihood appliances, broadly categorized into three sectors: Microenterprises, Animal Husbandry, and Agriculture.

Scope of Work

The process of on-boarding an agency or Agencies to conduct a baseline study to collect data from multiple locations for 1431 sites

Scope of Work/Assignment

The agency will be responsible for the following tasks

• Recruiting and training a field data collection team comprising enumerators, supervisors, and team leads.

• Conducting training sessions to ensure the team is equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to carry out data collection activities effectively.

• Visiting all 2000 intervention sites within a specified timeframe (one month from the date of inception) to collect baseline data.

• Ensuring the accuracy and completeness of data collection at each intervention site.

• Submitting a clean and organized dataset to SF upon completion of data collection.

To apply 

Interested consultants / organisations, with relevant experience (please include samples and/or references of the previous similar work as proof of experience) and based out of India are requested to reach out with a detailed proposal giving a brief on the methodology and the process they will uptake for this project, including budgets (with break-ups and explanation), timelines and milestones and submit the same to google form https://forms.gle/Wj1DrjJEDSgv9QE37  on before 05 April 2024. Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org  with a subject line: “Installation quality verification and Baseline evaluation data collection of livelihood interventions in 1431 Sites” (Name of Project)

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