Procurement of IMD-PQS prequalified products can be carried out by various agencies or organisations, including but not limited to; national immunization programmes or one or more UN agency procurement units including UNICEF, PAHO, UNDP/IAPSO, UNFPA and WHO.

An overview of the general procurement process via UN agencies can be found in the UN Procurement Manual and the UN General Market Place's UN Procurement Practitioner's Handbook These documents provide guidance on best procurement practices, processes and procedures. Procurement in the UN system is governed by the established regulations and rules of each UN organization. While such regulations and rules may differ slightly, all organizations operate following similar principles and general processes.

The UN Suppliers Code of Conduct is available at: https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/about-us/un-supplier-code-conduct

Procurement activities of the UN system are based on the following principles across every procurement stage from sourcing to execution of a procurement contract:

• The objectives/needs of the UN Organization
• Fairness, integrity & transparency through international competition
• Economy & effectiveness
• Best value for money

Additional resources

WHO PROCUREMENT

Information about WHO procurement is available at: https://www.who.int/about/accountability/procurement/principles-and-processes

UNICEF SUPPLY DIVISION PROCUREMENT

The detailed step-by-step process for procuring product via UNICEF Supply division is available at: https://www.unicef.org/supply/procurement-services.

Note: UNICEF Supply Division (SD) is the procurement agency for the Gavi Cold Chain Equipment Optimisation Platform (CCEOP).