Terms of Reference (TOR) for onboarding a consulting firm for field data collection

Title	Baseline data collection to monitor the implementation of the Energy for Health program interventions.
Timeline	04 Months - (Baseline study – 03months / Midline study – 02 months)
Expected area of expertise	Relevant experience in conducting studies/ evaluation/ Professional Data Collection Agency.
RFP Opening Date	17-8-2024
RFP Closing Date	30-8-2024
Apply Link	https://forms.gle/GRqFZPy3nMxMHo837

SELCO Foundation is a not-for-profit organization which is focused on field-based Research and  Development and ecosystem building for deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate  poverty in tribal, rural and urban poor areas. The organization works closely with practitioners in  the social sector, energy entrepreneurs and partners from various developmental sectors. SELCO  Foundation has pioneered the delivery of sustainable energy to the poor in India in a manner that  creates assets and results in long term poverty alleviation. These sustainable energy driven  solutions increase incomes, improve quality of life, and alleviate poverty. 

SELCO Foundation has launched a program to strengthen delivery of healthcare for over 170  million people by reliably and sustainably powering 25,000 public health facilities in remote, rural,  climate and socio-economically vulnerable regions across 12 states in India by 2026. As part of its  internal evaluation process SELCO Foundation is conducting baseline data collection on the  implementation of the Energy for Health program interventions. 

Scope of Work/Assignment 

The TOR's objective is to bring on board an agency to collect baseline data for the SELCO  Foundation Energy for Health intervention. The agency is required to provide a comprehensive  work plan and/or movement plan before beginning data collection, along with daily updates on the 

status of data collection in the state and the real-time sharing of data. It's important to emphasize  that the data will undergo validation, and in case of any discrepancies, enumerators and supervisors  are expected to communicate with the center to resolve and rectify them. 

The agency's main responsibility is collecting data at listed Energy for Health sites. The agency  will work under the technical supervision of the Program Manager – Monitoring and Evaluation,  SELCO Foundation.  

The agency's specific responsibilities include – 

• Recruitment, supervision and replacement (if required) of enumerators in their team, to  ensure that the quality standards set during the training are met 

• Providing translation support during the training 

• Submitting a detailed field data collection work plan and/or movement plan • Ensuring that the enumerators have appropriate digital devices for data collection • Providing daily updates on the data collection process using a tracker sheet • Flagging challenges and issues faced during data collection immediately to the SELCO  Foundation PoC 

• Maintaining strict adherence to the timeline agreed upon with SELCO Foundation SELCO Foundation will be responsible for: 

• Providing the data collection tools in both English and Local Language of the respective  state 

• Providing access to the app that will be used to collect data 

• Providing training on the data collection components, which are observations, staff and  patient surveys, and data entry from the facility registers 

To apply 

Interested consultants / organizations, 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/GRqFZPy3nMxMHo837  on before 30th August 2024. Any further queries  

please write to: procurement@selcofoundation.org  with a subject line: “Baseline data  collection to monitor the implementation of the Energy for Health program interventions”. 

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