February 07, 2022 - The Creating and Approving Vendors policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.
January 27, 2021 - The Vendor Management SOP for clustered COs has been thoroughly reviewed and revised in conjunction with the new SOP for Vendor Management - Non-Clustered Country Office announced by the BMS director on 18 July 2020. The SOP incorporates the requirements for adequate due diligence and documentation for new and modified vendor profiles, verification of the vendor sanctions lists in detail, and quarterly maintenance of vendor records. The SOP is effective as of 1 February 2021.July 10, 2020 - The new SOP for Vendor Management - Non-Clustered Country Offices, incorporates the requirements for adequate due diligence and documentation for new and modified vendor profiles, verification of the vendor sanctions lists, and quarterly maintenance of vendor records. The document is linked under section 2.0 of the Creating and Approving Vendors policy page and is available in the POPP templates library (POPP-11-3272).
March 13, 2020 - The Creating and Approving Vendors policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.
February 01, 2017 - The background note on Global Economic Sanction and Procedural Guidance Note has been added as technical guidance in the procedure.
December 01, 2015 - Content reviewed and edited (without changing substance).
