United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
PARIS
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[Mandate/Structure] [Contact] [Procurement Procedures]
[Total Procurement] [Major Items Procured] [Procurement Source] |
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Mandate: : UNESCO promotes international collaboration for education, science, culture, and communications in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and fundamental human rights and freedoms as affirmed by the Charter of the United Nations.
Structure: UNESCO programs are implemented through a network of over 80 field offices and specialized organizational units worldwide. Its Headquarters is divided along sectoral lines that design and support global programs within UNESCO's broad mandate.
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Contact Information |
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Chief, Procurement Division
UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP, France
Tel: (011-33-1) 4568-0873
Fax: (011-33-1) 4568-5504
Email: procurement.info@unesco.org
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Registration: UNESCO maintains an open supplier registration database from which it selects companies. Potential bidders who have the profile and qualifications to respond to Invitations to Bid are encouraged to register in this database. On-line registration is accessible under the tab "Supplier Registration" at http://www.unesco.org/procurement. Potential suppliers may also wish to market their expertise directly to UNESCO by contacting the procurement division at Headquarters.
Procurement Rules: Contracts under $USD100,000 are placed after a minimum of 6 suppliers have been consulted. Formal international bidding is obliged for contracts above $USD20,000. When the contract exceeds $USD100,000, sealed international bids are received in Paris and the Contracts Committee approves the contract and selection process. Visit http://whc.unesco.org/elibrary/SampleDocs/P1025a.pdf for more information.
Field Procurement: UNESCO's decentralized procurement allows field offices to establish contracts with the same responsibilities and rights as Headquarters. Field offices maintain their own supplier rosters but "parallel" bidding with Headquarters frequently occurs. A list of field offices is available at: http://www.unesco.org/general/eng/about/office
Finding Opportunities: Current large value tenders are advertised on the agency website under the tab "Current Tenders" at http://www.unesco.org/procurement. Large and complex value service contracts are advertised in UN Development Business at http://www.devbusiness.com. To find out more about UNESCO's current programmes, see: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001206/120679e.pdf
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Total Procurement (in USD millions)
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Goods |
Services |
Total |
| 1997 |
$17.2 |
$33.8 |
$51.0 |
| 1998 |
$26.7 |
$63.4 |
$90.1 |
| 1999 |
$25.7 |
$82.8 |
$108.4 |
| 2000 |
$19.9 |
$91.0 |
$110.9 |
| 2001 |
$30.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Growth |
74.6% |
N/A |
N/A |
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Major Items Procured (in $USD millions)
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1999 |
Annual Share |
Higher Education
(Science/Engineering) |
$3.4 |
3.1% |
| Computers |
$3.3 |
3.0% |
| Basic School Supplies |
$2.8 |
2.6% |
| Books & Publications |
$2.1 |
1.9% |
| Reproduction & Printing |
$2.0 |
1.8% |
| Paper |
$1.4 |
1.3% |
| Communications Equipment |
$1.2 |
1.1% |
| Audio Visual Equipment |
$1.1 |
1.0% |
| Transportation |
$1.0 |
0.9% |
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Procurement Source (in $USD millions)
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2001 |
Annual Avg.
(1997-2001) |
Avg. Annual Share |
| Host Country (France) |
$2.7 |
$1.4 |
6.0% |
| Other 9 Major UN Supplier 1 |
$11.0 |
$9.5 |
39.6% |
| Developing/Transition Economies2 |
$15.0 |
$11.8 |
49.2% |
| Canada |
$0.02 |
$0.05 |
0.2% |
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1The 10 Major Developed Country UN Suppliers (since 1996) are: the United States, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
2Based on the IAPSO classification of Developing/Transition Economies
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Prepared by the International Financing Division (TBF)
International Trade Canada.
August 2003
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