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Procurement Services handling fees
Handling fees are charged in order to defray the incremental direct and indirect costs that UNICEF incurs by providing services. The fees are established based on total projected annual procurement for a commodity group. However, when procurement for a specific partner is projected to exceed $100 million per year and/or when a multi-year agreement is established, special fees may be applied.
TABLE 1: Summary of standard handling fees applied to commonly procured supplies
|
Commodity groups |
Handling fee for LDCs* (%) |
Handling fee for non-LDCs* |
|
4 |
4.5 | |
|
3 |
3.5 | |
|
Auto disable (AD) syringes |
4 |
4.5 |
|
Cold chain equipment |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) |
3 |
3.5 |
|
Antimalarials |
4 |
4.5 |
|
Antiretrovirals |
4 |
4.5 |
|
Diagnostic test kits |
4 |
4.5 |
|
Laboratory equipment |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Medical equipment/kits |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Pharmaceuticals |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Nutrition |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Transportation |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Education |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Printing |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Communication |
8 |
8.5 |
|
Warehouse items |
6 |
6 |
TABLE 2: Summary of current special handling fees applied to commonly procured supplies and services
|
Partner |
Handling Fee |
Products |
Comments |
|
UN agencies |
Between |
All |
The fee takes into account the joint work that may be done with other UN agencies. The specific handling fee charged depends on the volume of procurement and the amount of collaboration/joint activities. |
|
GAVI |
2010: 1.7% |
Vaccines |
The handling fees are paid as a fixed upfront payment for each of the current three multi-year agreements. The percentage represents the annual fee as a percentage of the annual projected procurement, cumulated for all agreements. |
|
UNITAID |
3% |
Antimalarials (ACT), LLINs, and HIV- related commodities |
Depending on the project an additional lump sum between 0 and 2% is added to the variable 3% fee based on the projected procurement volume. |
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