T/CAPUNP 001-2019 United Nations Procurement Bidding Process
T/CAPUNP 001-2019
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Scope
Main technical content: The United Nations is the largest global international organization. To promote global sustainable development, the United Nations development system provides extensive technical assistance to developing countries and regions around the world. To complete technical assistance projects, UN agencies conduct massive procurement activities globally each year, with large-scale purchases covering a wide range of commodities, extensive ripple effects, and procurement amounts showing an upward trend year by year. According to statistics, in 2018, the UN's global procurement amount was approximately $18.8 billion. In addition, many UN member states also use the UN-registered supplier lists for government procurement. According to incomplete statistics, the resulting trade opportunities amount to hundreds of billions of US dollars. China, as the largest developing country in the world and an important partner of the United Nations, has always actively supported various UN activities. However, the share of Chinese enterprises in UN direct procurement does not match China's status as a global manufacturing and trading powerhouse. The main reasons for this phenomenon include information asymmetry between domestic enterprises and the UN, unfamiliarity with procurement procedures and rules, as well as language barriers and bidding difficulties. As a result, a large number of Chinese products and services can only enter the UN procurement system through third parties, which not only reduces corporate profits but also deprives them of opportunities to participate in international competition and directly face the international market. To reverse this unfavorable situation, since its establishment in 2006, the China UN Procurement Promotion Association, under the guidance of the Ministry of Commerce, has served as the main coordinating body for UN procurement in China. Strictly adhering to the principle of "utilizing the UN's global network, exploring diversif