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UNDP Procurement Overview: Empowering Lives, Building Resilient Nations

Learn about UNDP's global impact, procurement trends, major products and services, and how to do business with UNDP effectively. Discover key success factors, resources, and contact information.

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UNDP Procurement Overview: Empowering Lives, Building Resilient Nations

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  1. UNDP Procurement Kerry Kassow, UNDP Copenhagen Prague, CzechRepublic 17 December 2013

  2. Scope of Presentation • UNDP - who we are • UNDP procurement • How to do business with UNDP

  3. Who we are UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. Tagline: Empowered Lives. Resilient Nations. UNDP works in 4 main areas: Poverty Reduction and Achievement of the MDGs Democratic Governance Crisis Prevention and Recovery Environment and Energy for Sustainable Development

  4. UNDP at a glance 170+The number of countries and territories where UNDP is working on the ground 95%of UNDP's partners consider the organization to be a "critical partner" in contributing to the MDGs  26The average number of elections that UNDP supports every year around the world 7+ millionThe number of people who have received HIV testing and counselling since 2003 through UNDP-administered grants. UNDP video One Day on Earth http://bit.ly/UNDPOneDay UNDP video One Day on Earth http://bit.ly/UNDPOneDay

  5. Procurement Trend (million USD)

  6. Which are the major products? Pharmaceuticals Laboratory & Medical Equipment Vehicles & Accessories IT Equipment – Hardware & Software • ElectionsEquipment • Office Equipment • Agricultural & ForestryEquipment

  7. Which are the major services? Construction & Engineering Services Travel Services Security Services Facility Rental/Leasing Project Management • Conferencing Services • Workshops & Training • Transport • Telecom Services • Printing & Publishing

  8. Bought from Czech Republic 2012

  9. To Whom

  10. How is procurement organized? • Procurement at UNDP is decentralizedto the responsibility of our country offices (140) • Every country office is a potential business partner • 70% of total spend with top 30 country offices • Consult and review their websites at www.undp.org

  11. UNDP is active in 170+ countries and territories globallyA truly global profile - visit http://open.undp.org

  12. Top 20 UNDP Offices = 61% of Total Volume of Purchase Orders

  13. Procurement Support Office Copenhagen, Denmark • Procurement Support to Country offices (advise, training and procurement on their behalf) • Support to country offices lacking capacity • Responsibility for procurement of goods and services related to strategic practices, i.e. Democratic Governance (elections), Crisis Prevention and Recovery, HIV/AIDS (Global Fund) New York, USA • The main responsibility of the Procurement Support Office in NY is policy-making and oversight

  14. Elections Ballot Boxes Voter registration equipment i.e. scanners, cameras, software etc Printing of ballots Indelible ink

  15. Crisis Prevention & Recovery • Emergency Relief Items • Tents • Water-related supplies • Household items • Blankets • Pre-fab housing /shelters • Office in a box

  16. Procurement For Global Fund • Laboratory equipment, test kits, CD4 counter, PCR machines, diagnostic test kits, reagents • Laboratory equipment, TB drugs, test kits • Bednets, pharmaceuticals

  17. How to do Business with UNDPwww.undp.org

  18. Key success factors: • Understand your client(s) – target those projects that are most relevant to your offering (refer to the annual statistics and “open UNDP website”) • Invest resources towards understanding the requirements of tenders (too many tender responses fail to meet minimum requirements) • Reputation is key amongst UN agencies - problems will arise, how you respond to them can distinguish your company from others.

  19. Resources: • Learn about UNDP’s projects by country, project, funding source:http://open.undp.org • Procurement Notices above USD 100K are advertised: http://www.ungm.org http://procurement-notices.undp.org • Annual statistics: www.ungm.org(as previously mentioned)

  20. Thank you!Contact: kerry.kassow@undp.org

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