Pre-requisites for Eligibility

Pre-requisites for Eligibility

 

  1. As part of the registration application all Vendors are required to declare (both for parent and/or subsidiary entities, as applicable) that:
    1. The company and its associated companies and individuals are not under procurement prohibition by the United Nations, including but not limited to prohibitions derived from the Compendium of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Lists;
    2. The company is not currently removed or suspended by the United Nations, or other UN agencies (including the World Bank);
    3. The company is not under formal investigation, nor has been sanctioned within the preceding three (3) years by any national authority of a United Nations Member State for engaging or having engaged in proscribed practices, including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice;
    4. The company has not declared bankruptcy, are not involved in bankruptcy or receivership proceedings, and there is no judgment or pending legal action against them that could impair their operations in the foreseeable future;
    5. The company does not employ, or anticipate employing, any person(s) who is, or has been a UN staff member within the last year, if said UN staff member has or had prior professional dealings with the Vendor in his/her capacity as UN staff member within the last three years of service with the UN, (in accordance with UN post-employment restrictions published in ST/SGB/2006/15);
    6. The company undertakes not to engage in proscribed practices (including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice), with the UN or any other party, and to conduct business in a manner that averts any financial, operational, reputational or other undue risk to the UN.
  2. In the case that a Vendor’s situation changes with regard to any of the statements listed under paragraph 1 in this Section, after having been included in the Vendor Register, the Vendor shall immediately inform the United Nations thereof. Non-compliance with this requirement will automatically render the Vendor ineligible.