How to Identify Business Opportunities

Where to find Business Information – 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

United Nations Global Marketplace UNGM Objectives –To provide suppliers with a global portal to UN system procurement –To provide UN purchasers with a global supplier sourcing tool –To conglomerate UN Agencies potential supplier rosters into a single on-line common suppliers database that facilitates the exchange of information

= United Nations Global Marketplace = is the procurement portal of the UN System =brings together UN procurement staff and the supplier community = acts as a single window, through which potential suppliers may register with the 24 UN Agencies using the UNGM as their supplier roster. These agencies account for 95% of the total UN procurement spent  the UNGM therefore provides an excellent springboard to introduce your goods and services to many UN organizations, countries and regions by only completing one registration form. The United Nations represents a global market of over USD 10 billion annually for all types of goods and services UNGM – What is it?

United Nations Global Marketplace Global & Agency supplier rosters –Individual agency roster as subsets of global UNGM roster Targeted supplier registration –Suppliers register with Agencies whose procurement needs match their supply offerings –Help and information available throughout the entire registration process UNGM UNICEF IAEA UNRWA UNFPA UNDP UNPD

Registering as a potential UN supplier at  Free of charge  Used by 24 UN agencies when sourcing for suppliers  Can register with several organizations at the same time  15 step process  Can ‘Save” and return to complete process  Help?

Significant amount of information available, including links to individual organizations websites

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Receive relevant business opportunities with the UN published on the UNGM straight on your Inbox via the Tender Alert Service UNGM identifies suitable business opportunities for you that correspond to your company’s activities UNGM s them straight to you every day No need to regularly check the procurement notices posted on No risk to miss a bidding opportunity The Tender Alert Service ensures you to be notified of tenders in a reasonable timeframe that allows you to participate to bidding exercises. Did you know? On average 10 new business opportunities are published everyday on UNGM… Tender Alert Service on

Agencies supporting UNGM Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)** International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)** United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) United Nations Procurement Division (UN/PD) United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) World Food Programme (WFP) World Health Organisation (WHO)** Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ** Additional / prequalification criteria