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Combined Delivery Report (CDR)

Effective Date

Feb 21, 2018

Summary of Changes
The following updates are intended to reduce the staff burden and expedite compliance process in respect of CDRs.Offices are now required to send CDRs to Implementing Partners (IPs) for verification and signature, only for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. The 2nd quarter CDR will cover January to June cumulative expenses. The 3rd quarter CDR will cover from January to September cumulative expenses; and the 4th quarter CDR will cover from January to December cumulative expenses.If no response is received from the IP within 30 days, a follow-up request should be sent indicating that "the Combined Delivery Report will be deemed accepted if no response is received within 15 calendar days." Copies of the CDR (or evidence of follow-up where no responses are received), should be uploaded to theCDR Library (inUNDP's Corporate Planning System) no later than 45 calendar days after the end of each quarter.

Individual Contract

Effective Date

Sep 25, 2018

Summary of Changes
​In the Individual Contracting policy, Selection of Individual Contractors (section 69) and the Direct Contracting provision (section 112) were updated to reflect that the threshold of no-competition for ICs can be increased to $10,000 if approved by the Bureaus. The direct contracting template for Individual Contractors was updated accordingly.

Individual Contract

Effective Date

May 23, 2019

Summary of Changes
The Offerors Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability is available in French and is available in the template library.

Individual Contract

Effective Date

Jun 12, 2019

Summary of Changes
​The template, Individual Contract On Behalf of a UN Agency, is now available inEnglish (document ID POPP-11-3021) andSpanish (document ID POPP-11-3020). These are available in the POPP templates library.

Individual Contract

Effective Date

Jul 02, 2019

Summary of Changes
The Individual Contract Procurement Notice template is now available inSpanish. It is linked in clause 81 of the Spanish IC policy and found in the POPP templates library (document ID POPP-11-3027). To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

Procurement Methods

Effective Date

Jul 11, 2019

Summary of Changes
The Micro Purchasing Canvassing form has been simplified through the removal of multiple non-essential fields. The aim is to have in one form, the minimum required information to comply with the Micro-Purchasing procedures; and to include the necessary information to proceed with Atlas transactions.

Procurement Methods

Effective Date

Jul 17, 2019

Summary of Changes
​​The updated Micro Purchasing Canvassing form is now available in Spanish (document ID POPP-11-3038) in the templates library.

Procurement Methods

Effective Date

Jul 17, 2019

Summary of Changes
​The updated Micro Purchasing Canvassing form is now available in French (document ID POPP-11-3037) in the templates library.

Vehicle Management

Effective Date

Aug 09, 2019

Summary of Changes
​​The Waiver of Liability for UNDP Vehicles is now available inFrench(document ID POPP-11-3047) in the templates library.

Procurement Authority and Increased Delegated Procurement Authority

Effective Date

Jan 18, 2023

Summary of Changes
The standard delegated procurement authority of a Resident Representative or head of a business unit is US $200,000, except for Business units granted the exceptional approval to be exempted from the mandatory use ofeTendering which will remain as $150,000.
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