Consultancy service to develop “Guidelines for Rehabilitation Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading”

TERMS OF REFERENCE

TITLE OF ACTIVITY: Consultant to develop “Guidelines for Rehabilitation Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading”

1. Context

Globally, 1 in 3 persons today are estimated to be living with a health condition that would benefit from rehabilitation service. This need is predicted to increase in the coming years due to changes in the health and characteristics of the global population including Nepal, as people are living longer but with more chronic diseases and health conditions. Emergencies, conflicts, disasters, and outbreaks all create surges in rehabilitation needs. Globally, many people are living with mid- and long-term consequences of COVID-19 and may need rehabilitation to support their recovery from the disease. Establishing comprehensive rehabilitation centers is crucial for providing integrated services that address physical, mental, and social aspects of rehabilitation. The World Health Organization's Rehabilitation 2030 initiative underscores the global commitment to strengthening rehabilitation services and ensuring availability and accessibility to all who need them. 

In Nepal, there is standard guidelines on Health Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading which defines/describes entire process of facility establishment and operation, however, this does NOT mention explicitly about rehabilitation facility establishment and operation. Developing separate standard guidelines for rehabilitation facilities will contribute to improving quality of rehabilitation services by standardizing the rehabilitation service facility.

2. Objective of the consultancy

• The objective of this consultancy is to develop national guidelines that outlines the standards, procedures for establishing, operating, and upgrading rehabilitation centres. This guideline will serve as a comprehensive guiding document for stakeholders involved in the planning, development, and management of rehabilitation facilities, aligning with international standards and the WHO REHAB 2030 call for action rallying stakeholder towards concerted and coordinated action to scale up rehabilitation.

3. Key Responsibilities (Scope of Work-SOW) 

• Conduct desk review of existing national and international guidelines, policies related to “Health and Rehabilitation Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading”
• Review layout documents of existing Physical Rehabilitation Centres (PRCs) and visit PRCs. 
• Develop draft document and share /present with EDCD/ LCDMS and technical working group formed by EDCD/LCDMS to gain feedback. 
• Facilitate two technical working group (TWG) meetings and one consultation workshop to gain feedback on draft guidelines. 
• Ensure all the feedback received from TWG meetings and consultation workshop are well incorporated in the draft guidelines.
• Finalize the guidelines and submit EDCD/LCDMS and PRA/HI 

The consultant will work in close coordination with EDCD/LCDMS and the USAID PRA team of HI.

4. Consultant’s profile:

• Masters/ Ph.D. in rehabilitation field.
• Experience in developing national guidelines, policies, or strategies related to rehabilitation in close collaboration with Ministry of health, department of health service.
• Proven experience - minimum of 3 years working in rehabilitation integration into health system 
• Familiarity with WHO rehabilitation 2030 initiatives tools.  
• Excellent communication, documentation, and facilitation skills, with experience in engaging diverse stakeholders and fostering collaboration.
• Capacity to deliver high-quality work within specified timelines and adhere to project requirements and guidelines.
• Good understanding about Nepal’s health system strengthening approaches. 
• Proficient in Nepali and English, both written and typing 
• Expert in MS Microsoft

5. Service Duration and Location

• Service duration- Total 10 working days (From the date of contract signing) spreading over 1 month.
• Location: Work from home/workplace and visit to LCDMS (during technical working group meetings)

6. Key deliverables 

• Workplan with detailed timeline- within 3 days of contract signing.
• First draft “Rehabilitation Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading guideline” after incorporation of feedback from 1st TWG meeting 
• Second draft “Rehabilitation Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading guideline” after incorporation of feedback from 2nd TWG meeting
• Final document “Rehabilitation Facility Establishment, Operation and Upgrading guideline” after incorporation of feedback from consultation workshop

7. Budget

The consultant should mention per day consultancy fee in the financial proposal. TDS will be deducted as per the tax policy. 

8. Reporting Person

Rehabilitation Technical Advisor- USAID PRA at HI

9. Payment Terms and Conditions

• Consultant should mention the terms and conditions of payment in financial proposal and in line with HI policy.
• HI will release the payment to consultant /consultancy agency after submission of each deliverable to LCDMS (30% payment after signing the contract, 30% after submitting first t draft document and 40% after final guidelines submission).

10. Required Documents

• Cover Letter/Resume
• Financial and Technical proposal
• A brief concept notes highlighting the methodological design including work plan, and quality assurance mechanism.
• The document should have annexed biodata of the assigned team member/s.
• Copy of PAN Registration Certificate.
• Copy of Citizenship.

11. Weighted for selection criteria will be based on 

• Qualifications: 30%
• Relevant Experience: 30%
• Knowledge of rehabilitation and health system strengthening: 20%
• Budget: 20%

Please submit your technical and financial proposal along with required documents to e-mail:  procurement@nepal.hi.org or s.giri@hi.org  before 19th July 2024. Please indicate the consultancy title on the subject line of your cover letter, while applying.