Supply and Procurement at UNICEF India

Join UNICEF as a Supplier or Service Provider

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What We Do

UNICEF India procures supplies and services within the United Nations system in India. These procurements broadly impact children, encompassing their environment, health, education, protection, and inclusion. 

UNICEF India aims to adopt a sustainable approach to procurement activities, gradually addressing broader environmental, economic, and social concerns in collaboration with suppliers and vendors. 

Locally Procured Goods and Services

The organization is dedicated to making a measurable contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 through the practice of sustainable procurement.

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How To Become A UNICEF Supplier or a Service Provider

UNICEF in India aims to broaden its pool of suppliers and service providers, seeking those who offer high-quality goods and services at competitive rates. Here's how you can contribute to our mission of supporting children globally by becoming a new supplier or service provider:

To become a supplier for UNICEF, register through UNGM United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) at the basic level, which is free of charge. All procurement adheres to public procurement regulations, and products must meet established technical standards. For UNGM registration, 

Log on to www.ungm.com and click on UNGM Help Center to learn How to navigate UNGM. – UNGM Help Center

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Check out business opportunities on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM), where you can also find tender notices from other UN organizations. To find UNICEF-India Opportunities, click “Procurement Opportunities” and select ‘UNICEF’ as the UN Organization and ‘India’ as the Beneficiary Country.

PROCUREMENT POLICIES

Learn about our procurement policies, which govern our purchasing activities. Suppliers are expected to have reviewed and adhere to these policies.

Please visit the following sites:

Procurement policies | UNICEF Supply Division

UNICEF standard contractual texts | UNICEF Supply Division

Who we are

Supply and logistics staff around the world support the planning, procurement and delivery of essential products for children’s health, education and protection.

Tender calendars plans for Suppliers and Service Providers

India Tender calendar: Tender calendars | UNICEF India

Global Tender calendar (issued by Supply Division)- https://www.unicef.org/supply/tender-calendars

Companies interested in participating in any of the listed bidding exercises should register with the United Nations Global Marketplace; instructions for registration are available there.

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Yearly Plans for issuance of tenders by UNICEF India Country Office

Tender calendar - India - Tender Calendar.docx

Tender calendar – Global - https://www.unicef.org/supply/tender-calendars

Companies interested in participating in any of the listed bidding exercises should be registered with the United Nations Global Marketplace

Awards 

All successful bidders against RFPs/Bids issued are available on the UNGM portal.

Please access the following Contract Awards (ungm.org) to review awards.

To find awards, click ‘Contract Awards’, select ‘Show more Criteria’, and type Organization as ‘UNICEF’ and Beneficiary Country as ‘India’.

Sustainable Procurement 

UNICEF India is committed to making a measurable contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 through practising sustainable procurement. 

What is Sustainable Procurement? 

"Procurement is called sustainable when it integrates requirements, specifications and criteria that are compatible and in favour of the protection of the environment, social progress and in support of economic development, namely by seeking resource efficiency, improving the quality of products and services, and ultimately optimizing costs." 

To this end, UNICEF published its.

Procedure -  Procedure on Sustainable Procurement.

Indicators -   The Sustainable Procurement Indicators (ungm.org)