Becoming a Potential Supplier

to the United Nations

On behalf of United Nations Global Marketplace www.ungm.org

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• UNGM, the UN procurement portal: Background & Definition

• New UNGM website – www.ungm.org

• How to use UNGM

1. Information available on UNGM

2. Register online to become a part of the UN database of potential suppliers

3. Access Business Opportunities with the UN

4. Subscribe to the Tender Alert Service

Agenda

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United Nations Global Marketplace - UNGM

UNGM brings together UN procurement staff and the vendor community

Through UNGM potential vendors can register with 24 UN Agencies that

use UNGM as their vendor roster

UNGM provides and excellent springboard to introduce your goods and

services to UN organizations by completing

only one on-line registration process

The United Nations represents a global market for goods and services of

over USD 15.3 billion annually

UN agencies supporting UNGM account for 99.5% of the annual UN procurement volume

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• Initially developed in the 90’s under the auspices of the Inter-Agency Procurement Working Group: • To provide vendors with a single point of entry to the UN procurement market

• To create a global vendor sourcing portal for the UN procurement system

• To consolidate UN agencies’ vendor rosters into one common vendor database

• The UNGM has a UN General Assembly mandate to:• Enhance transparency and increase harmonization of procurement practices

• Simplify and streamline the registration process for vendors

• Increase procurement opportunities for vendors from developing countries

• Create one common UN global procurement website

• Publish procurement notices, contract awards and other relevant information

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• UN agencies supporting UNGM account for 99.5% of the annual UN procurement volume

(US$ 15. 2 billion in 2012)

• 1600 new vendor registrations are posted monthly

• More than 25 new procurement notices are posted daily

• More than 300 active procurement notices are on UNGM at any one time

• More than 1500 UN procurement staff of more than 34 UN or like organisations in more than 196

countries using UNGM

UNGM – Quick Facts

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In late 2013 a new and improved UNGM will be available -

•Further supporting the UN procurement principles of Transparency, Fairness and Integrity.

•Harmonizing and Simplifying the vendor registration process

•Focusing on vendors from the developing world – assisted registration, multi-lingual, on-line help, intuitive interface

•Improved technology to improve site responsiveness

•Automated matching of Vendors offerings to UN agencies requirements

•Significant reduction in evaluation time due to improved & harmonised processes.

•Types of registration with the UN agencies:

1. Basic Registration : Common and simple registration process

2. Qualification Levels: some UN agencies will require additional information to qualify for participating in

tender process with potentially high contract values.

All this translates into a simpler, easier and faster registration process!

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UNGM – 29 Supporting Agencies

Vendor Database•Basic registration•Level 1 and 2

Contract Awards

Procurement Notices

LTA Repository

Vendor Eligibility

Stakeholders• Vendors• UN procurement

practicioners• Wider UN

procurement community

Knowledge Center•Procurement Professionalisation•Sustainable Procurement•Harmonization

Tender Alert ServiceTender Alert Service

Business Information Repository•Annual Statistical Report•General Business Guide

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• The Annual Statistical Report• UN Procurement by country• UN Agency procurement by country, commodity or service• Purchase orders and Contracts (over USD 30,000) placed by agency, by country of vendor, value and

description of goods or services • Top Ten items procured by Agency

• The General Business Guide • Lists all UN Organizations, fields of activity, contact persons, procurement activities and requirements and

registration procedures

• Supplying to the UN : General information on UN procurement procedures

• General information on Sustainable Procurement

• Links to all UN participating agencies’ websites

• Link to Global Compact’s website

UNGM – The Information Portal

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• Adopted by all UN agencies and constitutes a mandatory requirement for registration

• Deals with 22 points covering

UNGM – Registration Supplier Code of Conduct

Labour :   Freedom of AssociationForced labourChild labourDiscriminationWorking hoursCompensation

Human Rights: Human rightsHarassment, Harsh and Inhumane TreatmentHealth and SafetyMines

Bribery and Corruption: CorruptionConflict of InterestGifts and hospitalityPost Employment Restrictions

Environment: Environmental policyChemical and hazardous WasteWastewater and Solid WasteAir EmissionMinimise waste, maximize recycling

Supplier RelationshipsPromoting the Principles of the Code of ConductSubcontracting

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UNGM – Registration Process

• Intuitive• Fast• On-line assistance

New features• Multi-lingual• Automatic match with

relevant agencies• Inbox with all

communication from UN agencies

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UNGM – Registration

Monitor your progress

Complete the registration

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UNGM – Registration

Completing the registration on UNGM:

Registration free of charge

Only one application for 25 UN agencies

A UNGM Interactive Guide to assist you in the registration process

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•UNGM consolidates UN tender notices and contract awards from UN agencies into one easily accessible location.•User-friendly and specific searches based on vendor’s selected criteria•Tender notices are published on a daily basis•Access to tender notices do not a require login or registration with UNGM

UNGM – Access Business Opportunities & Contract Awards

All tender notices are matched against vendor’s selected codes and

relevant notices are emailed to one or more contacts daily

Prevents vendors from missing opportunities and saves time

searching for relevant opportunitiesTender Alert Service (TAS) normally costs US$ 250 per year

UNGM – Tender Alert Service

Receive relevant tender notices via email through a simple sign-up

UNGM Tender Alert Service notifies vendors about relevant tender notices

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Use the inbuilt Help ? Function, or

Two UNGM Guides are available for further assistance on how

best to take advantage of UNGM available soon.

• UNGM Interactive Guide

• UNSPSC Codes Guide

Need help?

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