While international competition is the preferred mode of procurement in UNDP, national competition may be allowed when the value of the requirement is less than US $200,000, and when any one or any combination of the following circumstances also exists: a. The required goods/services/works are available locally at about the same or lower prices compared to those of comparable quality from the global market. b. The requirement is for construction works that are expected to be geographically scattered in various parts of a country and intensive in the use of local labour, and the country has a sufficient base of contractors with the qualifications and competence needed to complete the works. c. Services needed require a substantive depth of knowledge and understanding of the local environment, culture, language, socio-political dynamics or national systems that an international entity will probably not possess. d. There is a very low probability that an international entity will be interested in submitting an offer or partnering with national entities, so that the administrative and financial costs of opening to the international market will not yield any benefit.
An administrative determination, including any measures or rehabilitative requirements, as determined and applied by the CPO as a result of a Vendor being involved in Proscribed Practices. Potential sanctions include: censure, debarment, other possible sanctions.
The document included in this ITB which lists the goods required by UNDP, their specifications, the related services, activities, tasks to be performed, and other information pertinent to UNDP’s receipt and acceptance of the goods.
Refers to the financial contribution to a government budget, managed in a national account by a government entity for a specific set of sector or programme results.
The entire scope of tasks and deliverables requested by UNDP under an RFP, or the scope of tasks related or ancillary to the completion or delivery of the goods, as required by UNDP under the ITB or RFQ.
Refers to all forms of inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature committed by an employee, officer, adviser, or representative of a vendor, with the knowledge of that Vendor.
Shortcuts limit time for bidding and inappropriate issue expressions of interest or requests to quote. Risks of fraud rise dramatically, as both suppliers and UNDP personnel act on insufficient information. This is a critical risk especially in emergency situations.
We can define significant purchases as those that are of high relative expenditure and/or for which supply is difficult to secure. The relative expenditure of goods and services is defined as their cost relative to the total purchasing expenditure of the business unit or agency. For UNDP, a transaction of 100,000 USD or more is considered a significant purchase.
Categories of costs of a cross-cutting nature that (a) involve material capital
investments, or (b) do not represent a cost related to the management activities of the organization.
Supplemental Information to the ITB/RFP – a written communication issued by UNDP to prospective Offerors/Proposers containing clarifications, responses to queries received from prospective Offerors/Proposers, or changes to be made in the ITB/RFP, at any time after the release of the ITB/RFP but before the deadline for the submission of Offer/Proposal.
Sustainable procurement integrates requirements, specifications and criteria that are compatible with the protection of the environment, social progress and economic development. It seeks to ensure efficient use of resources, improved quality of products and services, and optimized costs.