Become a supplier

Become a supplier

Qualifications and eligibility

All WHO suppliers must abide by the UN Supplier Code of Conduct. Under this framework, all suppliers must be qualified, as well as eligible to work with the United Nations.

While specific qualification criteria may be included in the procurement documents, in general terms all WHO suppliers must meet the following commercial criteria:

  • Have sufficient material and financial resources to meet all existing commercial commitments, including (but not limited to) adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them.
  • Be able to provide audited financial statements for completed fiscal years upon request.
  • Be able to comply fully and effectively with WHO general terms and conditions of contract.
  • Have the necessary organization, facilities, experience, accounting and operational controls; adequate insurance and technical skills (including, as needed, quality controls, property and production control systems, standards and safety programmes applicable to goods produced or services performed).
  • Have a record of satisfactory performance with WHO or UN Agencies when applicable.


WHO considers suppliers included in the UN Security Council Sanction Lists to be ineligible for their contracts. Eligible suppliers are those that have not been suspended or debarred by WHO, another UN Agency, or the World Bank. For more details regarding suspension and eligiblity, see the link below. When a supplier is a consortium, holding or parent company, the entire group must meet these eligibility requirements.

 

5 February 2021

WHO Procurement: How to become a Supplier

Supplier registration

All WHO suppliers must abide by the UN Supplier Code of Conduct and comply with WHO General Terms and Conditions of contract.

WHO issues tenders to their pre-qualified suppliers for goods and services and publishes many of its procurement opportunities directly on United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM)

The United Nations Global Marketplace is the common procurement portal of the United Nations. UNGM acts as a single window through which potential suppliers may register to access a global market of over US$15 billion annually across UN organizations. It allows suppliers to make business information available to all UN Organizations. It also provides online access to UN tender opportunities and contract awards published by many UN agencies.

In WHO new suppliers can register their business through In Tend, the WHO electronic tendering portal. For registration you can follow the link to access the (In- Tend) supplier portal where you can also find a step by step supplier guide to the WHO Electronic Tendering Portal;

Regional or local suppliers who wish to register to be notified of future business opportunities can contact the respective WHO Regional and Country Offices.