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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

NEW YORK
[Mandate/Structure] [Contact] [Procurement Procedures]
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Mandate: UNFPA supports Developing Countries efforts to improve access to and quality of reproductive health care including family planning, safe motherhood, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections.

Structure: The bulk of procurement is done through Procurement Services in New York. UNFPA also has a network of field offices located around the world where low value administrative procurement is carried out.

 

Contact Information

 

Reproductive Health Kits
Ms. Thidar Myint, Tel: (212) 297-5398, myint@unfpa.org

Medical Equipment & Drugs
Mr. Trevor Lessey, Tel: (45) 3546 7034, trevor.lessey@unfpa.dk

Publishing/Printing and HQ Supply
Mr. Kaan Ba-maung, Tel: (212) 297-5387, bamaung@unfpa.org

Contraceptives & Related Products
Ms. Nana Essah, Tel: (212) 297-5384, essah@unfpa.org

Vehicles, Equipment, & Supplies for Info., Educ., & Comm.
Ms. Nana Essah, Tel: (212) 297-5384, essah@unfpa.org

 

Procurement Procedures:

Registration: To register as a UNFPA supplier, visit: http://www.unfpa.org/procurement/become.htm. Only registered suppliers will be shortlisted for ITB and RFQ contracts. Registration is not a requirement for ICB contracts.

Procurement Rules: The method of procurement is determined based on contract value: $USD 2,500 – $USD 30,000: ITB, RFQ Over $USD 30,000: ICB UNFPA uses limited ICB among registered suppliers. Complicated service contracts will be awarded based on RFP.

Field Procurement: Field and Local Procurement accounted for just under 15% of all 2001 UNFPA procurement. Field Offices will RFQ from UNFPA registered suppliers.

Finding Opportunities: ICB and RFP opportunities are posted at:
http://www.unfpa.org/procurement/current_bids.htm

To find out more about UNFPA Programmes, see:
http://www.unfpa.org/profile/default.cfm

 

Total Procurement (in USD millions)

  Goods Services Total
1997 $66.1 $6.9 $72.9
1998 $76.9 $5.7 $82.5
1999 $58.1 $13.8 $72.0
2000 $61.7 $5.7 $67.4
2001 $122.1 $10.3 $132.4
Growth 84.8% 50.4% 81.6%
 
 
Major Items Procured (in $USD millions)
  2001 Annual Avg. (2000-01) Avg. Annual Share
Contraceptives $94.0 $68.8 68.9%
Medical Equipment $15.0 $10.3 10.3%
Services $7.9 $6.8 6.8%
Vehicles $5.0 $4.3 4.3%
Office & Computer Equipment $3.8 $3.5 3.5%
Publications/Printing $2.0 $1.9 1.9%
Pharmaceuticals $3.1 $1.9 1.9%
Audio Visual Supplies $0.4 $0.4 0.4%
 
Procurement Source (in $USD millions)
  2001 Annual Avg.
(1997-2001)
Avg. Annual Share
Host Country (United States) $21.9 $11.4 13.7%
Other 9 Major UN Suppliers 1 $70.1 $44.8 53.8%
Developing/Transition Economies 2 $28.6 $20.3 24.4%
Canada $5.8 $3.6 4.4%
1 The 10 Major Developed Country UN Suppliers (since 1996) are: United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
2 Based on the IAPSO classification of Developing/transition Economies.
 
 

Prepared by the International Financing Division (TBF)
International Trade Canada.
April 2003


Last Updated:
2004-07-29

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