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Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

19 April 2023

The procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.

Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

19 April 2022

Expense Management

The purpose of the Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets policy and procedures is to provide Country Offices, Regional Bureaus, Central Units and HQ Units (“Offices”) with the relevant policy and procedures, including the required due diligence for submitting a write-off request for approval in line with UNDP’s Financial Rules and Regulations. The policy and accompanying procedures are applicable to all items except for Asset Management: Property, Plant & Equipment (PP&E) and Asset Management: Intangible Assets. Write-offs pertainin ...

The purpose of the Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets policy and procedures is to provide Country Offices, Regional Bureaus, Central Units and HQ Units (“Offices”) with the relevant policy and procedures, including the required due diligence for submitting a write-off request for approval in line with UNDP’s Financial Rules and Regulations. The policy and accompanying procedures are applicable to all items except for Asset Management: Property, Plant & Equipment (PP&E) and Asset Management: Intangible Assets. Write-offs pertaining to PP&E and Intangible Assets are included in the Administrative Services policy area under the Asset Management – Property, Plant and Equipment policy subchapter and under the Asset Management – Intangible Assets policy subchapter.

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Supplier Management

10 July 2020

Expense Management

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).

Supplier Management

19 April 2023

Expense Management

The policy has been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.

Supplier Management

1 February 2021

Expense Management

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.

Supplier Management

8 February 2017

Expense Management

To provide clarity, a background note on Background Note on Global Economic Sanctions and Procedural Guidance has been added to a procedure for creating and approving vendors. UNDP must facilitate each bank’s exercise of its obligations by providing full, accurate and complete information about a payment and the beneficiary. This information may be captured at different stages of procurement or accounts payable processes, but in all cases, the preparer must capture full and complete information.

Receipt of Goods, Services and Works

16 March 2023

Expense Management

This policy overrides the previous policies on receipt of services, receipt of goods and application of Incoterms, receipt of goods DAP and application of Incoterms, receipt of goods FOB and application of Incoterms and receipt of works. This policy and its procedures are aligned with UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system

Raising E-requisitions

9 June 2023

Expense Management

The policy and the procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.

Raising E-requisitions

15 October 2018

Expense Management

The threshold for the use of E-requisitions where a PO is also not required was increased from USD 2,500, to USD 5,000 in section three of the Raising E-requisitions policy. For all travel related transactions see POPP Duty Travel.

Quantum Financial Closure Instructions

17 January 2023

Expense Management

The policy and procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.

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