REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ENGAGING AN AGENCYON DOCUMENTARY VIDEO FOR THE PROJECT TITLED ‘COMMUNITY-BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN INDIA.’

RFP Timeline
Issue of RFP	12th July 2025
Pre-bidding queries submission	18th July 2025
Response on Queries	20th July 2025
Bid submission deadline	27th July 2025
Evaluation of Responded Proposals	Any date after deadline
Contract signing	TBD

1. Pre-Bid Queries:

All queries related to this Tender must be submitted electronically to procurement.ekjut@gmail.com no later than 18th July 2025 by 1700 hrs (IST).

2. Response to Pre-Bid Queries:

All queries received till the due date willbe responded to the concerned party not later than 20^thJuly 2025.

3. Submission of Bid:

Submit your completed technical and financial proposal electronically to: procurement.ekjut@gmail.com

by 1700hrs (IST) on27^th July 2025 in two separate PDF files.

Technical Proposal:

1. The PDF should include all relevant supporting documents such as:

• Technical details of the proposal
• Justification of competencies
• Organizational documents
• Past experience with similar assignments
• Timeline of activities as outlined in the Technical Bid section of this RFP

Financial Proposal:

• The financial proposal must be submitted as a password-protected PDF.
• The bidder shall share the password only upon written request from Ekjut.

Conflict of Interest:

• Each bidder must submit a signed Conflict of Interest Declaration along with their proposal.

About the Organization

Ekjut, translating to 'together' in several Indian languages, is a non-profit voluntary organization focusing on the themes of SURVIVE, THRIVE, and TRANSFORM. Partnering with rural and deprived communities, including urban homeless, our key areas encompass maternal and child health, nutrition, rural creches, and youth engagement.

Founded in 2002, Ekjut has achieved significant milestones, earning accolades such as the WHO Public Health Champion Award, Transforming India Award, and ImPact Trial of the Year award. Our interventions have been validated through collaborative community-based research trials published in high-impact journals like The Lancet, The Lancet Global Health, and BMC Public Health. Partnerships with government, leading academic institutions, philanthropies and networks have given us the opportunity to grow and develop as an organization. Employing our unique community empowerment and engagement process called Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) meeting cycle, Ekjut addresses various issues like maternal and neonatal health, child nutrition, Early Childhood Development, gender-based violence, mental health, and adolescent well-being. The four-phased PLA involves community mobilization, problem identification and prioritization, collaborative strategy development, and implementation with evaluation. While this inclusive approach is non-discriminatory, it prioritizes those most in need in every targeted community.

About the Programme:

Mobilizing Adolescents for Depression and Anxiety Disorders (MADAD) is a community-based research project aimed at evaluating a stepped care model to improve access to psychological treatment for adolescents with anxiety and depression in rural Jharkhand. The intervention is delivered by trained non- specialist workers.

The study explores:

• Explanatory models of mental health among adolescents, families, and community workers.
• Appropriate tools for screening anxiety and depression.
• Feasible community-based treatment pathways using non-specialist facilitators.
• The acceptability, cost, and effectiveness of this stepped care approach.

 To download the full RFP, click here: RFP for Engaging an Agency on Documentary Video for the Project 

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