Women's Empowerment Principles

The United Nations Secretariat, in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #5 - of achieving gender equality and empower all women and girls, is dedicated to

Reminder - Ethical Behavior of Suppliers and Contractors

United Nations suppliers and contractors must comply with the United Nations Supplier Code of Conduct and General Conditions of Contract, in particular the provisions on sexual...

UNPD launches new Mobile App for Apple smart phones and tablets

The UN Procurement Mobile App offers real-time access to information related to United Nations Procurement Division, such as business opportunities, business seminars schedule and contract awards...

Welcome to the United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD)

Welcome to the United Nations Procurement Division’s website. To learn more About Us and the many opportunities this site offers please see the key features of each of the above listed options. The menu is specifically designed to meet the increasing demands of Vendors seeking registration and Business Opportunities with the UN. Information about the UN General Conditions of Contract and contract Awards is equally available at this site.

Critical Notices

Reminder - Prohibition against sexual exploitation and abuse

Top Stories

End of Year message to our Business Partners Monday, 17 November 2025

Dear Business Partner,

The United Nations meets the needs of its global operations through the purchase and delivery of goods and services from vendors worldwide. As the holiday season approaches, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for your contribution as a United Nations Business Partner and for supporting the Organization in achieving its goals. We look forward to continuing our successful cooperation.

The holiday season is traditionally a time when many people exchange gifts. In this context, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all registered and potential vendors that companies doing business with the United Nations are required to accept and comply with the UN Supplier Code of Conduct, which clearly states that the United Nations maintains a zero-tolerance policy on gifts¹ from any individual or entity doing or seeking to do business with the Organization.Read full story...

Important Notice to Vendors Regarding UNGM Account Status Thursday, 16 October 2025

The United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) has recently conducted a bulk exercise in archiving inactive vendor accounts. This action affected accounts that:

Had no valid or working email contact(s); and
Had not been accessed in the past two years.

If a) you are no longer able to log into your account, b)your account is no longer visible, or c) you believe it was archived in error, you may request reactivation by contacting UNGM directly at registry@ungm.org.Read full story...

Important Vendor Alert Tuesday, 23 September 2025

The United Nations (UN) Secretariat Procurement Division (UNPD) has been made aware of fraudulent procurement notices that have been, and continue to be circulated via email, websites, and social media falsely awarding tenders and contracts to vendors and stating that they are issued by, or in association with the United Nations and/or its officials. These correspondences seek to obtain money...Read full story...

Notice to UN Secretariat vendors on the new process to respond to Request for Information Tuesday, 11 June 2024

Effective 1 June 2024 vendors that wish to respond to the Requests for Information of the UN Secretariat will need to log into the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) to submit their responses. While Requests for Information notices will still be published on the UN Procurement Division website and the Mobile app as well as in UNGM, vendors will be redirected to UNGM to submit their responses. This will eliminate the need for vendors to provide additional information which already exists in their UNGM profile. With this change, vendors will no longer receive an email confirmation once they submit their response. However, UNGM will clearly show that their response is received.

The above is in line with the change introduced in June 2023 to the process of responding to Requests for Expression of Interest of the UN Secretariat and will avoid any confusion for vendors moving forward.

With the introduction of the Ariba e-tendering system, vendors need to ensure that their contact details in UNGM are up to date. Ariba solely utilizes the vendor contact information that is in UNGM as the source of vendors’ contacts. You are strongly encouraged to review and update your contact information in UNGM, which is critical to ensure that your company and nominated contacts could be invited to solicitations in which you have expressed an interest.

If you have any issues accessing your account, please refer to the following articles in the UNGM help center.Read full story...

The 20th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar Monday, 15 April 2024

The 16th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar The 20th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar took place on 8-9 April 2024 in New York City organized by the European Union Procurement Forum (EUPF) in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Supply Chain Management (OSCM).