How to Identify Business Opportunities

Where to find Business Information – www.ungm.org/publications

The Annual Statistical ReportThe 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 GuideThe General Business Guide – Lists all UN Organizations, fields of activity,

contact persons, procurement activities and requirements and registration procedures

United Nations Global Marketplace

UNGM ObjectivesUNGM Objectives

– To provide suppliers with a global portal to UN systemprocurement

– 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 rostersGlobal & Agency supplier rosters– Individual agency roster as subsets of global UNGM roster

Targeted supplier registrationTargeted supplier registration– Suppliers register with Agencies whose procurement

needs match their supply offerings– Help and information available throughout the entire

registration process

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Registering as a potential UN supplier at www.ungm.org

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? registry@ungm.org

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

Use an e-mail address which will continue to be active!

Procurement Notices on www.ungm.org

UN Agencies & Int. Organizations post procurement notices

Clear overview, allows for sorting and searching in current and past notices, exporting Excel.

New Service - Receive relevant procurement notices in your Inbox

Tender Alert ServiceUSD250 annually

• 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 emails them straight to you every day• No need to regularly check the procurement notices posted on

www.ungm.org• 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 www.ungm.org

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