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11 March 2021

Award and Management of Contract | Construction Works | Evaluation of Offers and Pre-award Negotiations | Individual Contract | Innovation, CSO engagement | Long Term Agreements (LTAs) and Cooperation with UN Entities | Procurement Methods | Procurement Overview | Procurement Review Committees | Procurement Strategy and Planning | Requisition | Solicitation Process | Sourcing of Suppliers

​The following procurement documents are now available in the POPP templates library:Model Contract for Rental of Vehicle with DriverModel Contract for Rental of Vehicle with Driver (Spanish)Model Travel Agency AgreementModel Travel Agency Agreement (Spanish)Model Contract for Security ServicesModel Contract for Security Services (Spanish)Model Contract for Reprints (Spanish)Model Basic Publishing Contract (Spanish)Model Contract for Publication Services

The General Terms and Conditions for Contracts (for Goods and/or Services) have been updated to reflect the following changes:

  • Replacement of two hyperlinks inside the document;
  • Some changes to the data protection clause that are implemented across the board (Art 20);
  • Fixing some cross references inside the document; 
  • Small editorial changes.

The General Terms and Conditions for Contracts (for Goods and/or Services) have been updated to reflect the Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy. All new changes in this regard are limited to Articles 19, 20 and 31.1 and Article 28.1 and the updated document is linked in the Templates/Forms/Links section at the end of the General Considerations of Contracting policy document and is also published in the Related Documents section of the General Considerations of Contracting policy page. 

The Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services), the General Terms and Conditions for Contracts (for Goods and/or Services) and the General Terms and Conditions for Institutional (de minimis) Contracts (Services) have been updated incorporating provisions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) to align with the AML/CFT policy. The updated templates are linked in the Templates/Forms/Links section at the end of the General Considerations of Contracting policy document is also published in the Related Documents section of the General Considerations of Contrac ...

The Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services), the General Terms and Conditions for Contracts (for Goods and/or Services) and the General Terms and Conditions for Institutional (de minimis) Contracts (Services) have been updated incorporating provisions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) to align with the AML/CFT policy. The updated templates are linked in the Templates/Forms/Links section at the end of the General Considerations of Contracting policy document is also published in the Related Documents section of the General Considerations of Contracting policy page. 

​The Contract Face Sheet on Behalf of a UN Entity has been updated. The new version includes changes in the terminology and changes to the template formatting. The updated template is linked in clause 2 of the Templates/Forms/Links section at the end of the General Considerations of Contracting Policy and also published in Libraries under Templates & Guidelines, POPP ID:POPP-11-2485.
​The following policies are available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page:General Considerations of Contracting Handling of Procurement Complaints Payment and Taxes Shipping and Insurance Engaging CSO/NGO as a Responsible Party Security Charges to Individual Contracts (located under "Related Policies" on the Individual Contract policy page, section 2.0)
The General Considerations of Contracting policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

​Section 8 of the General Considerations of Contracting main policy was updated to indicate that Business Units are to maintain an audit trail for all contracts, including utilizing the Contract Management Module. Additionally, in section 18, the minimum threshold value for goods procured by UNDP requiring issuance of a purchase order, was increased from USD 2,500 to USD 5,000.

[New] Contract Face Sheets and General Terms and ConditionsA new set of consolidated and simplified corporate contract templates for the procurement of goods and services have been provided for the following four categories:1. Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services) for goods/services for/to UNDP;2. Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services) for goods/services for/to UN Entities (when UNDP is procuring services/good and signing the contract on behalf of another UN Entity);3. General Terms and Conditions (for Goods and/or Services); and4. General Terms and Conditions for de mi ...

[New] Contract Face Sheets and General Terms and Conditions

A new set of consolidated and simplified corporate contract templates for the procurement of goods and services have been provided for the following four categories:

1. Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services) for goods/services for/to UNDP;
2. Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services) for goods/services for/to UN Entities (when UNDP is procuring services/good and signing the contract on behalf of another UN Entity);
3. General Terms and Conditions (for Goods and/or Services); and
4. General Terms and Conditions for de minimis contracts (Services only).

The new templates replaced the Contract for Professional Services, Institutional Contracts, and Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) but they do not replace the Individual Contract, Purchase Orders, or Contracts for Civil Works. LTAs are now incorporated into the Contract Face Sheet.
The following policies are available in French. To access the content, click on the French language tab of the respective policy page: Handling of Procurement Complaints Payment and Taxes Shipping and Insurance Requisition and Procurement of Goods, Civil Works and Services  Pre-Award Negotiations