What we procure

Every year, UNOPS procures over $1 billion worth of goods, services and works on behalf of our partners.

Considering the wide range of projects UNOPS implements, we procure a broad base of categories – from life-saving pharmaceuticals in Myanmar and security services in the Central African Republic, to solar power grids in Haiti and rehabilitation services in Yemen. The top categories of goods, services and works that UNOPS purchases include:

Health (such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare equipment, laboratory equipment and medical devices, including those required in response to COVID-19)
Infrastructure (such as goods, services and works needed to construct and rehabilitate roads, buildings, hospitals, etc.)
Equipment and materials (such as goods and services needed for demining and disarmament, energy generation and storage)
Vehicles (such as ambulances and armoured vehicles)
ICT equipment (including computers, accessories, networking, ICT services, etc.)
Operations and administration (such as logistics, consultancy services, communication, design, legal, translations, etc.)
Other goods and services (such as fuel, training services and humanitarian services)

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Become familiar with what we have procured in the past: UNOPS contract awards are published on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM), as are consolidated procurement statistics, which can be found as part of the Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement (ASR). You can view historical procurement activity for UNOPS and other UN organizations through interactive dashboards.
Find out what we plan to procure in the near future: Projected potential requirements of goods, services and works for UNOPS projects can be found within our procurement plans published on the Current Opportunities page of UNGM.
See what we’re procuring now: Tender notices are published on UNGM. Registration on UNGM is required in order to respond to a UNOPS tender. Optionally, you can also subscribe to the UNGM Tender Alert Service to receive notifications about relevant tenders from UNOPS and other organizations.

Resources

Contract awards

Current opportunities

Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement (ASR)

Procurement plans

Did you know?

Procurement at UNOPS is decentralized. Approximately 85 to 90 per cent of procurement is done by our country offices with delegated authority and outside of UNOPS headquarters in Copenhagen.

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