ToR - Architectural Design consultancy for Upgrading Nutritional Rehabilitation Center’s (NRC) in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Odisha

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/)

About the Programmes:

The Strengthening NRC Program aims to identify and strengthen selected Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre’s (NRCs) to create a more child- and caregiver-friendly, supportive and functional environment for children undergoing nutritional rehabilitation and their caregivers. The program will explore interventions across areas such as infrastructure and physical environment, caregiver support, capacity building, IEC and communication, child-friendly spaces, energy access and other facility-level requirements, based on the specific needs of each NRC.

The Strengthening Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) program aims to build on the existing government health system and strengthen the NRC ecosystem through a holistic, child- and caregiver-centred approach. The program seeks to understand the existing infrastructure, facilities, resources, and care environment across selected NRCs and identify opportunities to further enhance the overall NRC experience and functionality with interventions designed in alignment with the local context and requirements of each facility.

As a first step, an assessment of selected NRCs will be undertaken to develop a structured understanding of the existing facilities and identify NRCs that may be considered for subsequent strengthening interventions.

Geography of Intervention

Objective:

• Conduct structured architectural baseline assessments of selected NRC facilities, documenting current physical conditions, spatial arrangements, infrastructure, facilities, measurements, structural typologies, and environmental performance.
• Develop architectural designs for 8 selected NRC’s ensuring representation across the identified geographies prioritizing identified areas for strengthening and upgradation within the approved budget envelope for each site.
• Based on the baseline assessment insights, develop sets of solutions responding to spatial needs of children & caregivers, privacy & dignity, support services, thermal comfort, natural light and ventilation, storage, WASH, built environment aesthetical improvement, rectification of existing issues etc and overall user experience.

Prepare detailed architectural drawings including floor plans, sections, elevations and relevant electrical drawings, along with Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for each selected NRC which will aid the upgradation

• Ensure designs integrate climate-responsive passive strategies, universal accessibility, privacy–ventilation balance, appropriate circulation and culturally/contextually responsive design elements relevant to the location and community.
• Develop 3D visualizations for selected NRCs as communication and review tools for district-level stakeholders and relevant facility teams.
• Conduct stakeholder consultations with SELCO Foundation, relevant government health teams, NRC/facility staff and other identified stakeholders, and incorporate feedback at each stage of the design process.
• Provide support to the ground team during implementation, monitoring work including agreed number of site visits to ensure quality,

Submission Requirements:

Interested collaborators (individuals, teams, or agencies) are requested to submit the following by before deadline

1. Organizational/Individual Profile: Overview of your team/experience.
2. Proposed Approach: A brief document outlining your understanding of the CSP Fellowship and your proposed strategy to execute the SOW, focusing on narrative-led communication.
3. Relevant Portfolio: Examples of previous work in the development sector, complex issue advocacy, or narrative design (especially for fellowships or systemic change initiatives).
4. Financial Proposal: Detailed quotation for the execution of the entire scope of work.

Please ensure your application directly addresses your capability to own the end-to-end execution of communication design across strategy, production, and dissemination. Agencies are asked to account for flexibility in terms of time allocation or the number of deliverables for the required scope of work which is possible in the given duration of the campaign.

Note: Applicants are required to submit applications to apply in the link. Each application should detail the plan, methodology, and deliverables specific as per the requirement mention in the scope of work.

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/LCGmLZu89M9R5Ldz6 on before 12th November 2026, 5 PM.

Any further queries please write to procurement@selcofoundation.org with a subject line: “Architectural Design consultancy for Upgrading Nutritional Rehabilitation Center’s (NRC) in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Odisha”

To download the full ToR, click here: Architectural Design consultancy for Upgrading Nutritional Rehabilitation Center’s (NRC) in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Odisha