1. How can I register as a supplier to the United Nations Development Programme?
We encourage interested suppliers to register with the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM).
About the UNGM:
The United Nations Global Marketplace is the single window for registration with the UN System. It allows suppliers to keep current business information available to all UN Organizations as a tool for locating potential suppliers.
Registering with UNGM:
To be listed as a potential supplier in the UNGM, please fill out the Supplier Registration Form. The Supplier Registration Form is the same form used by individual organizations to pre-qualify suppliers and incorporate them into their internal procurement rosters.
2. Where can I find information on procurement notices?
UNDP South Africa: procurement notices
UNDP Global: procurement notices
3. How can I find out whether my range of products or services is procured by UNDP?
UNDP Country offices provide information on ongoing projects and types of services and goods procured through their web sites. Please see the list of UNDP country office web sites.
4. Are UNDP purchases tax/duty free?
Yes.
5. Can small companies also enter into business relationships with UNDP?
Yes, absolutely. UNDP’s procurement decisions are not based on the size of a company, but on the quality, price effectiveness and responsiveness of the offer.
6. As a company that is not based in the RSA and has no representative in this country would it be an advantage to have a representative in the RSA?
Procurement is decentralized to the country offices, and UNDP prefers to deal directly with the producers without intermediaries. The geographical location of your company is not a factor in procurement decisions.
7. I will be on a business trip to New York and would like to meet procurement representatives from UNDP?
The country representations at the UN organize from time to time business seminars to bring together representatives from the UN agencies and UNDP with potential suppliers. Contact the UN mission of your country.
8. How does UNDP pay suppliers?
The standard payment terms is to pay within 30 days after receipt of goods or receipt of shipping document. In complex contracts scheduled progress payments linked to milestones are the usual practice. Advance payments are exceptional and have to be backed by performance/bank guarantees.
