Background Note

The health development ecosystem in India has evolved rapidly in recent years, with CSR foundations, philanthropies, non‑profits, and social enterprises implementing health programs at varying scales and levels of sophistication. Health interventions today span’s from prevention to secondary and tertiary care, often integrating technology, public system partnerships, and outcome‑driven delivery models. Alongside this, stakeholder expectations around scale, cost‑effectiveness, measurable impact, and sustainability have risen significantly.

JSW Foundation has made sustained and diversified investments across hospitals, community health programs, and health system strengthening initiatives. To further sharpen its health strategy and optimize future investments, there is a need to systematically understand how contemporary organizations are designing, financing, and delivering health programs—what models they are adopting, the scale and financial allocations involved, the populations and geographies they reach, and the evidence of outcomes and impact being generated.

Currently, insights into such practices are fragmented and vary in quality, with limited consolidated, comparative, and evidence‑based analysis available in the public domain. A structured landscape assessment, drawing on credible secondary data, is therefore essential.

JSW Foundation proposes to engage an independent external agency to undertake this assessment. The study will map representative health programs implemented by leading organizations, analyses scale, investment patterns, delivery models, partnerships, reach, and impact frameworks, and distil key trends, good practices, and gaps. The findings will provide JSW Foundation with an objective benchmark and actionable insights to inform strategic planning, program design, and future health investments.

1. Objectives of the Assessment

The overall objective of this assignment is to generate evidence‑based understanding of how contemporary organizations[i] are designing and implementing health programs in India, and to derive actionable insights to strengthen JSW Foundation’s health strategy.

Specific objectives include:

1. To map the current landscape of health programs implemented by leading CSR foundations, philanthropies, non‑profits, and social enterprises.
2. To analyse scale, financial allocations, geographic reach, and population coverage across different health intervention models.
3. To examine program design, delivery mechanisms, partnerships, and governance structures.
4. To review outcome and impact measurement frameworks, including indicators used and evidence available.
5. To identify emerging trends, good practices, gaps, and innovation pathways relevant to JSW Foundation’s health portfolio.
6. To provide benchmarks and strategic insights to inform future investments, program refinement, and scale‑up decisions.
7. To identify corporates and foundations partnering with government health systems, and assess the scale, nature of collaboration, and measurable public health impact generated through such partnerships.

2. Methodology

The agency is expected to adopt a comprehensive Secondary Research and identify 25 – 30 contemporary organizationsⁱ long list. From the long-list, in consultation with JSWF short list 10 organization[ii] for detailed and indepth assessment by:

• Review of credible public and proprietary sources, including annual reports, CSR disclosures, audited financials, program evaluations, peer‑reviewed studies, and policy documents.
• Analysis of available datasets from reputed institutions, multilaterals, and research organizations.
• Development of a comparative analytical framework to assess programs consistently across parameters such as scale, cost, reach, and outcomes.

Analysis & Synthesis

• Categorization of health programs by thematic area[iii], delivery model, geography, and scale.
• Comparative analysis to identify patterns, differentiators, and performance drivers.
• Validation of findings through triangulation across multiple data sources.

3. Key Deliverables (Use of standard indicators where data permits and, Focus on comparability and decision utility frame)

The agency will be expected to deliver the following:

1. Inception Report
• Detailed methodology, assessment framework, finalized parameters, and list of organizations to be covered.
2. Landscape Assessment Report
• Structured mapping of organizations and health programs.
• Analysis of scale, financial investments, reach, delivery models, and partnerships.
• Review of outcome and impact frameworks and available evidence.
• Identification of Founding principle, strategies’, trends, best practices, gaps, and risks.
3. Benchmarking & Insights Note
• Comparative dashboards and matrices.
• Strategic insights and implications for JSW Foundation.
4. Executive Summary & Presentation
• Concise, decision‑oriented summary for senior leadership.
• Presentation deck highlighting key findings and recommendations.
5. Data Annexures

•  Source‑mapped datasets, interview summaries (where appropriate), and analytical frameworks used.

4. Expected Structure of Proposal

Consultants/Consulting Institutes responding to this assignment should structure their proposal as follows:

• Understanding of the Assignment: Context, objectives, and relevance of the landscape assessment.
• Proposed Methodology & Approach: Research design, data sources, sampling logic, and analytical framework. Quality assurance and data credibility measures.
• Work Plan & Timelines: Phase‑wise activities, milestones, and deliverables.
• Team Composition & Credentials: Core team members, roles, and relevant experience in health systems and development sector research.
• Relevant Experience: Brief case studies of similar landscape studies, benchmarking exercises, or health sector assessments.
• Deliverables & Outputs: Clear articulation of outputs aligned to JSW Foundation’s expectations.
• Commercial Proposal: Fee structure with activity‑wise or milestone‑based costing.

Submission Instructions

All proposals must:

• Reference for the RFP number
• Be signed by an authorized representative
• Be submitted in [PDF/physical copy] format
• Be received no later than the stated closing date and time

Submission Method: Detailed proposal By Email to the following.

1. Mr. Ajay Neharkar (Asst Manager – Commercial)– n.ajay@jsw.in
2. Mr. Piyush Thakkar (Head – Commercial) – Piyush.thakkar@jsw.in
   
   

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[i] For the purposes of this study, “contemporary organizations” shall refer to institutions that have actively implemented structured health programs within the last 3-5 years, at measurable scale, with defined investments, partnerships, and evidence of outcomes or impact, with on outlay of 50 Crores and above in Health sector per year

[ii] High-performing (proven track record, measurable and scalable impact) and relevant across various thematic areas, affecting different sections of the population.

[iii] Thematic area like: This is an illustrative example [a. Health System strengthening, b. Maternal, Adolescent, Child Health & Nutrition, c. Disease (NCD/CD) prevention and management, d. Community-centric interventions (Ambulance, Mobile camps), e. Innovation & Technology in Health and f. Emergency & Resilience] consultant/consulting institute may propose thematic classification framework, validated by JSW Foundation at inception stage.