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Notice to UN Secretariat vendors on the new process to respond to Request for Information Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Effective 1 June 2024 vendors that wish to respond to the Requests for Information of the UN Secretariat will need to log into the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) to submit their responses. While Requests for Information notices will still be published on the UN Procurement Division website and the Mobile app as well as in UNGM, vendors will be redirected to UNGM to submit their responses. This will eliminate the need for vendors to provide additional information which already exists in their UNGM profile. With this change, vendors will no longer receive an email confirmation once they submit their response. However, UNGM will clearly show that their response is received.

The above is in line with the change introduced in June 2023 to the process of responding to Requests for Expression of Interest of the UN Secretariat and will avoid any confusion for vendors moving forward.

With the introduction of the Ariba e-tendering system, vendors need to ensure that their contact details in UNGM are up to date. Ariba solely utilizes the vendor contact information that is in UNGM as the source of vendors’ contacts. You are strongly encouraged to review and update your contact information in UNGM, which is critical to ensure that your company and nominated contacts could be invited to solicitations in which you have expressed an interest.

If you have any issues accessing your account, please refer to the following articles in the UNGM help center.Read full story...

Important Vendor Alert Wednesday, 22 May 2024

The United Nations (UN) Secretariat Procurement Division (UNPD) has been made aware of fraudulent procurement notices that have been, and continue to be circulated via email, websites, and social media falsely awarding tenders and contracts to vendors and stating that they are issued by, or in association with the United Nations and/or its officials. These correspondences seek to obtain moneyRead full story...

The 20th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar Monday, 15 April 2024

The 16th Annual EU-UN Procurement SeminarThe 20th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar took place on 8-9 April 2024 in New York City organized by the European Union Procurement Forum (EUPF) in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Supply Chain Management (OSCM).

Mr. RomainRead full story...

Notice to UN Secretariat vendors on the new process to express interest in upcoming solicitations Tuesday, 23 May 2023

Effective 26 June 2023 vendors that wish to respond to Requests for Expression of Interest of the UN Secretariat, will need to log in to the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) to submit their interest to participate in UN Secretariat solicitations. While Requests for Expression of Interest notices will still be published on the UN Procurement Division website and Mobile apps as well as in UNGM, vendors will be redirected to UNGM to express their interest. This will eliminate the need for vendors to provide additional information which already exists in their UNGM profile. This change will also mean that vendors will no longer receive an email confirmation once they submit an expression of interest. However, UNGM will clearly show that the expression of interest is received.

With the introduction of the Ariba e-tendering system, vendors need to ensure that their contact details in UNGM are up to date. Ariba solely utilizes the vendor contact information that is in UNGM as the source of vendors’ contacts. You are strongly encouraged to review and update your contact information in UNGM, which is critical to ensure that your company and nominated contacts are invited to solicitations in which you have expressed an interest.   

Please ensure that you have access to your UNGM account before the above-referenced date. If you have any issues in accessing your account, please refer to the following articles in the UNGM help center.Read full story...

End of Year message to our Business Partners Thursday, 1 December 2022
End of Year message to our Business Partners

Dear Business Partner,

The United Nations has met the needs of its operations worldwide through the purchase and delivery ofRead full story...

Reminder - Ethical Behavior of Suppliers and Contractors Monday, 28 February 2022

United Nations suppliers and contractors must comply with the United Nations Supplier Code of Conduct and General Conditions of Contract, in particular the provisions on sexual exploitation, child labour, discrimination, conditions of work, harassment, and mines.

The United Nations Procurement Division reminds the UN supplier community, that as a UN registered supplier you have accepted the United NationsRead full story...

The 16th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar Friday, 24 May 2019

The 16th Annual EU-UN Procurement SeminarThe 16th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar took place on 1-2 April 2019 in New York City, organized by the European Union Procurement Forum in collaboration with the United Nations Procurement Division.

Mr. Serge Christiane, Minister Counsellor of theRead full story...

Message from the Secretary-General on Technology Fair Thursday, 19 October 2017

SG Message
The Department of Field Support and the U.N. Procurement Division are hosting a technology fair at the United Nations Support Base in Valencia, Spain on 23-24 October 2017.

The technology fair presents an invaluable opportunity to partner with and learn from each other. Industry will learn more about the needs and challenges of the United Nations, and we will learn about innovative solutions.

The entire message from the Secretary-General isRead full story...

2016 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement Published Thursday, 27 July 2017

The Annual Statistical Report on Procurement by United Nations organizations (ASR) is a yearly publication that has been produced since 1984.

The report provides an overview of the procurement of the United Nations system in support of its operations and provides a range of information about the categories of goods and services procured by the United Nations system, as well as the countries from which these goods and services were procured.

The 2016 report compiles information from 39 UN entities in total, which is an increase from 36 entities that provided data for the 2015 report.

The data is organized in procurement of goods and services based on the country supplier or country contractor. The categorization of countries and territories is based on the one used by the Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations. In 2016, the UNRead full story...

Reminder - Prohibition against sexual exploitation and abuse Friday, 26 May 2017

The United Nations Procurement Division would like to remind all Vendors of the prohibition against sexual exploitation and abuse.

Each Contractor shall take all appropriate measures to prevent sexual exploitation or abuse of anyone by its employees or any other persons engaged and controlled by the Contractor to perform any services under the Contract. For these purposes, sexual activity with any person less than eighteen years of age, regardless of any laws relating to consent, shall constitute the sexual exploitation and abuse ofRead full story...

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