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Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

9 June 2023

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.

Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

8 February 2021

Expense Management

Minor updates were made to the Purchase Orders (Commitments, Maintenance and Closure) policy to specify that duty travel expenses are not committed via PO.

Inventory Management | Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure) | Combined Delivery Report (CDR)

Inventory Management | Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure) | Combined Delivery Report (CDR)

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27 March 2020

Inventory Management | Expense Management | National Implementation (NIM) Finances and NGO Implementation Finances

The International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) 2020 has been linked in the following policies and/or procedures: 1. Inventory Management policy (Clause 10 and 11). 2. Receipt of Services procedure table (Step one). 3.Purchase Order (Commitments, Maintenance and Closure) procedure table (Steps two and eight). 4.Combined Delivery Reportprocedure table [Step one]. 5.Receipt of Goods and Application of Incoterms policy (Clause three). 6.Receipt of Goods DAP and Application of Incoterms policy and procedure table (Clauses one & two and step eight). 7.Receipt of Goods FOB and Application of Incot ...

The International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) 2020 has been linked in the following policies and/or procedures: 1. Inventory Management policy (Clause 10 and 11). 2. Receipt of Services procedure table (Step one). 3.Purchase Order (Commitments, Maintenance and Closure) procedure table (Steps two and eight). 4.Combined Delivery Reportprocedure table [Step one]. 5.Receipt of Goods and Application of Incoterms policy (Clause three). 6.Receipt of Goods DAP and Application of Incoterms policy and procedure table (Clauses one & two and step eight). 7.Receipt of Goods FOB and Application of Incoterms policy and procedure table (Clause one and step seven). Differences between Incoterms 2010 and 2020:The Incoterms FCA (Free Carrier) now provides the additional option to make an on-board notation on the Bill of Lading prior loading of the goods on a vessel.The costs now appear centralized in A9/B9 of each Incoterms rule.CIP now requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (A) (All risk, subject to itemized exclusions).CIF requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (C) (Number of listed risks, subject to itemized exclusions).The Incoterms rules Free Carrier (FCA), Delivered at Place (DAP), Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU) and Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) now take into account that the goods may be carried without any third-party carrier being engaged, namely by using its own means of transportation.The rule Delivered at Terminal (DAT) has been changed to Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU) to clarify that the place of destination could be any place and not only a “terminal”.The Incoterms 2020 now explicitly shifts the responsibility of security-related requirements and ancillary costs to the seller.

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Accounts Receivable | Trust Fund Management | Supplier Management | Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure) | Prepayments | Accounts Payable | Disbursing Funds (Making Payments) | Raising E-requisitions | Working with External Auditors | Quantum Financial Closure Instructions

Accounts Receivable | Trust Fund Management | Supplier Management | Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure) | Prepayments | Accounts Payable | Disbursing Funds (Making Payments) | Raising E-requisitions | Working with External Auditors | Quantum Financial Closure Instructions

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13 March 2020

Other Resources | Pipeline and Revenue Management | Expense Management | Working with External Auditors

The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page:Accounts Receivable Handling of Cash and Receipts Trust Fund Management 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 Receipt of Works Creating and Approving Vendors Purchase Orders (Commitments, Maintenance and Closure) Prepayments Accounts Payable Disbursing Funds (Making Payments) Raising E-requisitions Working with External ...

The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page:Accounts Receivable Handling of Cash and Receipts Trust Fund Management 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 Receipt of Works Creating and Approving Vendors Purchase Orders (Commitments, Maintenance and Closure) Prepayments Accounts Payable Disbursing Funds (Making Payments) Raising E-requisitions Working with External Auditors Atlas Financial Closure Instructions

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Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

5 February 2020

Expense Management

UNDP has changed its asset capitalization threshold from US $1,500 to US $5,000. This policy change will significantly reduce the volume (i.e. quantity) of assets in the asset register thereby allowing UNDP to focus attention on higher value items. The change in policy should also result in a more effective verification and certification process.

Clause 17 of the policy has been updated accordingly.

Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

31 October 2018

Expense Management

Approval limits have been updated as per approved ICF ones.

Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

24 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 17 of the Purchase Orders policy, as well as step 1 of the Purchase Orders procedures. For all travel related transactions see POPP Duty Travel.

Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)

30 November 2016

Expense Management

For greater efficiency and better financial tracking, offices are now able to set up multi-year POs for projects that have future year resources and budgets. This allows UNDP to better track deliverables of a supplier for a given procurement action through a single PO reference. When raising multi-year PO lines in Atlas, offices must ensure that corresponding multi-year budget and resources are available. For projects where Annual Spending Limits (ASLs) are limited to one year, multi-year PO lines should not be used.Previously, goods or services, which are expected to be received over more tha ...

For greater efficiency and better financial tracking, offices are now able to set up multi-year POs for projects that have future year resources and budgets. This allows UNDP to better track deliverables of a supplier for a given procurement action through a single PO reference. When raising multi-year PO lines in Atlas, offices must ensure that corresponding multi-year budget and resources are available. For projects where Annual Spending Limits (ASLs) are limited to one year, multi-year PO lines should not be used.

Previously, goods or services, which are expected to be received over more than one financial period, a separate PO had to be raised for each of the respective financial periods, and offices were requested to close POs annually. Multi-year contracts for projects were also maintained outside Atlas. Such requirements are no longer relevant. For questions on this process, please contact Helen Hall at helen.hall@undp.org, the Chief of Account, Office of Financial Resources Management, Bureau for Management Services.

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