TOR for SELCO Foundation Websites Maintenance.

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:

The SELCO Foundation engages in technical, financial, and social innovation, enterprise development, skill building, and ecosystem inclusion. The organisation works on demonstrating and catalysing the role of renewable energy across verticals of well-being, health, education, livelihoods, and the built environment.

The purpose of this document is to seek a qualified service provider for the maintenance of five distinct WordPress websites. These websites are already established, requiring ongoing maintenance tasks such as plugin updates, content management, integration of new features, security assessments, theme updates, performance optimisation, functionality checks, and regular WordPress updates. The focus is on ensuring the continued smooth operation of the websites through proactive and comprehensive maintenance efforts.

Goals and Objectives

We are actively seeking an experienced and enthusiastic WordPress and PHP vendor to collaborate with our team. As a WordPress vendor, your responsibilities will span both back-end

and front-end maintenance, requiring a high level of proficiency. The ideal candidate will possess the capability to craft visually appealing, user-friendly websites that precisely align with our design and functionality specifications.

In addition to routine maintenance tasks, there is a specific focus on enhancing selected website pages based on our outlined requirements. This includes refining the overall look and feel, incorporating new features and elements, and optimising the layout design and content. Our vision is to achieve an elegant, uncluttered appearance, ensuring a user-friendly experience for visitors. This involves not only the addition of new features but also the removal of menu clutter, outdated content, unnecessary text, and any duplications. The initial objective is to comprehensively maintain the entire suite of websites and promptly implement plugin updates as per specific requirements.

Scope of Work

The primary duty is to ensure the website aligns with a comprehensive content management system, facilitating authorised users in seamlessly adding, modifying, or deleting content as per specific requirements. Additionally, the system should empower administrators to create distinct user roles and configure access rights, granting permissions ranging from the entire site down to specific pages. This functionality aims to provide a flexible and secure environment, allowing tailored content management based on user roles and permissions.

These are the list of the websites which cover AMC:

• https://selcofoundation.org/
• https://impactfailure.org/
• https://collab.selcofoundation.org/
• https://globalsdg7hubs.org/
• https://catalysetech.org/

Requirements:

• Agency experienced in designing and developing websites using WordPress
• Additional experience in working with NGOs is considered advantageous.
• Proficient in the compilation of technical information.
• Demonstrated excellence in working on WordPress with a focus on SEO optimisation.
• Requirement for the agency to comprehend the core values and mission of the SELCO Foundation.
• Emphasis on the agency having a qualified team with pertinent experience.
• Agency is expected to submit its proposal by due date, providing details on its operational scope, expertise, past similar assignments, profiles of the team members involved, financial breakdown, payment terms, and other relevant information.

Selection Criteria

The proposal will be evaluated based on the following general areas:

• Agency will be evaluated based on prior work experience, portfolio, and wide experience in security check and website maintenance.
• Agency to understand the core value and mission of the organization, SELCO Foundation
• The Agency must have a minimum of 10 years' experience in design, development, and maintenance of websites/portals/web applications.
• The agency should have executed at least 10 similar projects with a complexity level matching the requirements.
• Agency to have a qualified team with relevant experience
• Agency to have prior knowledge of working with the NGOs and Corporates
• The financial proposal will be evaluated based on approach & work plan, prior work experience, expertise, cost, and proposed payment terms.

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/dq8QsUyaR2JWx25v6 on before 10/04/2025.

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: “SELCO Foundation Websites Maintenance” (Name of Project)

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