2008 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement

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2008 Annual Statistical Report
on United Nations Procurement
• Procurement of goods and services
• All sources of funding
• Procurement profiles of the Development Assistance Committee member countries
• Procurement profiles of the top twenty developing countries and countries with
economies in transition
2008 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement
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Procurement. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect
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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................1
Glossary of terms .......................................................................................................................................................2
Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................3
Total procurement of goods and services for operational activities of the UN system .......................................3
Ten major countries of supply to the UN system in 2008 ...................................................................................4
Procurement by UN agencies in 2007 – 2008....................................................................................................5
Procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition .........................................6
Procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition by region .........................7
Procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition by top 10 UN agencies ...8
Top 20 developing countries and countries with economies in transition supplying
UN operations in 2008...................................................................................................................................9
United Nations procurement and the Global Compact .......................................................................................10
Procurement from Global Compact members as a percentage of orders of USD 30,000 or more ....................10
Sustainability reporting in the UN system ...............................................................................................................12
About the report .........................................................................................................................................................15

Procurement profiles of the DAC member countries..............................................................................................16
Australia .............................................................................................................................................................17
Austria ................................................................................................................................................................18
Belgium ..............................................................................................................................................................19
Canada ...............................................................................................................................................................20
Denmark .............................................................................................................................................................21
Finland................................................................................................................................................................22
France ................................................................................................................................................................23
Germany.............................................................................................................................................................24
Greece................................................................................................................................................................25
Ireland ................................................................................................................................................................26
Italy .....................................................................................................................................................................27
Japan..................................................................................................................................................................28
Luxemburg .........................................................................................................................................................29
Netherlands ........................................................................................................................................................30
New Zealand ......................................................................................................................................................31
Norway ...............................................................................................................................................................32
Portugal ..............................................................................................................................................................33
Spain ..................................................................................................................................................................34
Sweden ..............................................................................................................................................................35
Switzerland .........................................................................................................................................................36
United Kingdom ..................................................................................................................................................37
United States ......................................................................................................................................................38
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Procurement profiles of the top twenty developing countries and
countries with economies in transition ...............................................................................................................39
Afghanistan ...................................................................................................................................................40
Argentina .......................................................................................................................................................41
Brazil .............................................................................................................................................................42
China .............................................................................................................................................................43
Colombia .......................................................................................................................................................44
Congo, Democratic Republic of.....................................................................................................................45
Egypt .............................................................................................................................................................46
Ecuador .........................................................................................................................................................47
India...............................................................................................................................................................48
Indonesia .......................................................................................................................................................49
Jordan ...........................................................................................................................................................50
Kenya ............................................................................................................................................................51
Lebanon ........................................................................................................................................................52
Panama .........................................................................................................................................................53
Peru ...............................................................................................................................................................54
South Africa ...................................................................................................................................................55
Sudan ............................................................................................................................................................56
Turkey ...........................................................................................................................................................57
Uganda ..........................................................................................................................................................58
United Arab Emirates ....................................................................................................................................59
Procurement of goods and services - all sources of funding ...........................................................................60
Total procurement of goods by country of procurement and services by country of head office ..................61
Total procurement by UN agency ..................................................................................................................64
Procurement of goods by country of procurement and source of funds .......................................................65
Total procurement of goods by UN agency and country of procurement ......................................................68
Procurement of services by contractor’s country of head office and source of funds ...................................83
Total procurement of services by agency and country of procurement .........................................................86
Top 10 items/product groups procured by UN agencies ...................................................................................98
Major goods and supplies ordered by UN agencies ..........................................................................................105
Major service and works contracts placed by UN agencies .............................................................................200
Project personnel - all sources of funding ..........................................................................................................299
Annexes..................................................................................................................................................................303
Annex 1 - Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................304
Annex 2 - Developing countries and those with economies in transition ......................................................305
Annex 3 - Industrialized countries .................................................................................................................307
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Introduction
Total UN procurement volume increased in 2008 by $3.5 billion, representing a percentage increase of 34%. This
unprecedented growth in procurement delivery is primarily attributable to an increase in peacekeeping operations and the
delivery of food stuffs. Agencies increased their procurement of goods by $1.5 billion and that of services by $2 billion. The
2008 data further confirm that the UN’s requirement for services matches and even exceeds that of goods, reversing the trend
of previous years where the proportion of goods procured far outweighed that of services contracted.
The 2008 report analyses procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, and examines
United Nations system performance in increasing opportunities for vendors from developing countries and countries with
economies in transition. Significant progress has been made towards achieving that objective (refer Figures 3-8 in the
Executive Summary for more detail).
In addition, the 2008 report looks at procurement by United Nations organizations from vendors that support the ‘Global
Compact’. The Compact measures engagement by the United Nations system with companies that take corporate social
responsibility seriously, an increasingly important consideration in the global marketplace. While United Nations organizations
give no preferential treatment to Global Compact signatories, the volume of procurement with registered Global Compact
vendors shows a modest average increase over the period 2006-2008.
The 2008 statistical report features, for the first time, an annual thematic supplement that focuses on current issues in
procurement. The focus for the 2008 supplement is sustainable procurement. It includes an overview of the international
debate on the subject, case studies and contributions from practitioners and international experts.
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Glossary of terms
All sources of UN funding: Covers technical cooperation and other development assistance from regular,
extra budgetary and trust funds, as well as emergency, humanitarian and
peacekeeping operations.
Development Assistance A key forum of major bilateral donors who work together to increase the
Committee (DAC) member effectiveness of their common efforts to support sustainable development.
countries: DAC consists of 22 member countries as well as the Commission of the
European Communities.
Developing countries and Countries for which the United Nations provides financial/ technical assistance.
countries with economies in A list of these countries is attached as Annex 2.
transition (DC/ET):
Fellowships: Scholarships and study tours awarded to individuals for study and training
within various operational activity programmes. Activities which do not involve
individual award of a scholarship, such as group training and seminars, are not
included.
Goods: Includes both equipment and supplies.
International Project Personnel: Experts and consultants hired internationally for technical cooperation
activities.
National Project Personnel: National personnel of all categories, including experts and consultants, hired
locally for technical cooperation activities.
Procurement: The acquisition of goods and services.
Services: Contracts with companies/contractors or consulting firms. This does not
include the hiring of individual experts and consultants.
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Executive Summary
Total procurement of goods and services for operational activities of the UN system
The overall procurement volume – goods and services combined – of UN agencies during 2008 increased to $13.6 billion
from $10.1 billion in 2007, a gain of about 34.4%. The total procurement of goods by UN agencies went up $1.5 billion, an
increase of 28.1%, while procurement of services grew $2 billion, an increase of 41.3%. During the five years from 2004 to
2008 UN procurement more than doubled in volume from $6.5 billion to $13.6 billion, primarily attributable to a growth in the
procurement of services of $4.1 billion for the same period.
Figure 1
Services
Total procurement of goods and services, 2004-2008
Goods
($ Million)
16,000
13,594
14,000
12,000
10,113
9,404
10,000 6,840
8,331
8,000 6,527 4,839
4,739
3,777
6,000
2,743
4,000
6,754
2,000 3,783 4,553 4,665 5,273
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
From 2004 to 2008 UN agency procurement of services rose as a share of total procurement, slightly overtaking the
procurement share of goods for the first time in 2006 and again in 2008. In 2008 the share of services exceeded that of goods
by 0.6%, reversing the 2007 data where the procurement of goods exceeded that of services by 4.6%.
Figure 2 Services
Proportion of goods and services procured, 2004-2008
Goods
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
%
2300..00%% 58.0 2.0% 54.7% 45.3% 49.6% 50.4% 52.1% 47.9% 49.7% 50.3%
4
10.0%
0.0%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Ten major countries of supply to the UN system in 2008
The 10 major countries to supply UN agencies in 2008 included four developing countries – India, Afghanistan, Peru and
Sudan. India has featured in this list since 2000, and in 2008 was the second largest supplier to the UN system, with a 4.6%
share of total UN procurement volume. Procurement from India includes pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, cold chain
equipment and diagnostic test kits, procured primarily by UNICEF. Procurement from Afghanistan and Peru consisted
primarily of construction services executed with national vendors by UNDP and UNOPS respectively. Procurement from
Sudan largely consisted of construction services and fuel oils procured by UN/PD in support of peacekeeping operations.
Table 1
Top 10 countries of supply to the UN system in 2008
Countries Goods Services Total %
$ Million of Total
USA 311.4 737.4 1,049.0 7.7%
India 562.9 57.1 620.0 4.6%
Switzerland 353.5 218.5 572.0 4.2%
France 435.1 68.3 503.4 3.7%
Italy 311.7 154.3 466.0 3.4%
Russian Federation 35.7 400.8 436.5 3.2%
Afghanistan 49.0 366.6 415.6 3.1%
Peru 195.0 213.0 408.1 3.0%
Sudan 199.8 184.8 384.6 2.8%
Denmark 254.3 73.1 327.4 2.4%
Top 10 Total 2,708.5 2,473.9 5,182.4 38.1%
Grand Total 6,754.0 6,839.9 13,594.3 100.0%
The percentage share of total goods and services procured from the top ten suppliers to the UN system decreased between 2004
and 2008 (see Figure 3). Over the longer term UN agency sourcing strategies therefore appear to be succeeding in broadening
the general distribution of procurement opportunities to vendors. While over the previous two years the percentage share has
increased by an aggregate of 4.4%, the 2008 percentage of 38.1% remains 8.5% lower than the levels recorded in 2004.
Figure 3
Percentage share of total procurement volume of the top 10 countries to
supply the UN system
47%
41%
38% 38%
40%
34%
20%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Procurement by UN agencies in 2007-2008
The table below lists individual UN agency procurement volumes for 2007 and 2008. Data are presented by the percentage
share from DC/ET (developing countries and those with economies in transition). Of the 31 reporting UN agencies, 52%
increased their procurement volume over the previous year. UN/PD and WFP recorded the largest volume increases, both
increasing their volume by some $1.2 billion.
Table 2
Procurement by UN agencies, including percentage procured in developing countries
and countries with economies in transition, 2007-2008 ($ Millions)
2007 2008
Agency Goods Services Total (%) Goods Services Total (%)
ESCAP 5.03 6.28 11.32 89.30% 2.14 5.16 7.30 96.12%
ESCWA 2.38 2.39 4.78 78.28% 1.31 1.70 3.01 78.33%
ECE Data included in UNOG figures Data included in UNOG figures
ECLAC 3.49 6.73 10.22 77.92% 1.31 4.51 5.81 90.13%
FAO 54.04 30.80 84.84 40.52% 72.73 35.83 108.57 45.86%
IAEA 86.17 45.11 131.28 10.23% 63.63 36.28 99.91 17.36%
ICAO Data not submitted Data not submitted
ICTR Data not submitted Data not submitted
ICTY Data not submitted Data not submitted
IFAD 1.64 28.02 29.65 1.14% 3.94 27.09 31.02 1.57%
ILO 32.17 38.06 70.24 43.06% 15.17 38.69 53.86 59.06%
INSTRAW 0.05 0.04 0.09 100.00% 0.06 0.07 0.13 100.00%
ITC 1.07 4.42 5.49 12.31% 0.47 3.60 4.07 22.18%
ITU Data not submitted Data not submitted
PAHO 293.76 293.76 0.11% 376.66 376.66 0.43%
OPCW 5.64 10.91 16.55 36.18% 5.41 7.74 13.15 31.54%
UNCTAD 0.36 1.65 2.01 98.88% 0.86 1.98 2.83 93.96%
UNDP 627.06 1,797.04 2,424.11 80.65% 724.46 2,135.31 2,859.77 80.96%
UNDP/IAPSO 93.02 13.21 106.23 1.32%Procurement merged with UNOPS 1/1/2008
UNECA 4.33 4.33 24.12% 1.76 1.76 29.42%
UNESCO 65.96 165.22 231.18 47.11% 114.84 146.35 261.19 37.54%
UN/DPKO Data included in UN/PD figures Data included in UN/PD figures
UNFPA 177.89 45.86 223.75 50.14% 138.05 114.87 252.92 39.22%
UNHCR 82.33 45.16 127.49 27.61% 206.75 159.35 366.10 71.51%
UNICEF 1,368.51 1,368.51 47.18% 1,540.48 1,540.48 42.25%
UNIDO 22.55 32.36 54.90 71.34% 25.52 28.37 53.89 45.16%
UN/PD 873.07 1,031.19 1,904.26 40.60% 1,345.87 1,826.40 3,172.27 33.83%
UNOG 21.80 47.13 68.92 0.80% 12.49 51.92 64.41 2.25%
UNON 13.96 42.41 56.37 53.59%Data not submitted
UNOPS 205.95 452.99 658.94 79.63% 358.90 503.95 862.85 71.69%
UNOV 7.99 14.39 22.38 7.96% 5.47 10.88 16.34 9.79%
UNRWA 138.55 41.53 180.07 85.06% 150.82 54.49 205.31 85.68%
UNU 0.10 2.63 2.74 13.80% 0.35 1.80 2.16 48.07%
UNV 0.86 2.92 3.78 9.56% 0.40 10.63 11.03 1.10%
UPU 0.72 0.72 80.03% 1.83 1.83 73.95%
WFP 885.48 922.97 1,808.45 43.62% 1,579.55 1,484.37 3,063.92 46.00%
WHO 142.10 142.10 22.98%Data not submitted
WIPO 51.34 51.34 1.57% 138.24 138.24 1.62%
WMO 3.79 7.93 11.72 12.17% 2.92 5.68 8.59 5.26%
WTO Data not submitted 0.17 4.67 4.84 0.00%
TOTAL 5,273.15 4,839.36 10,112.50 53.65% 6,754.33 6,839.89 13,594.26 51.29%
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Procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition
General Assembly resolution 57/279 of January 2003 on procurement reform (paragraph 6) encouraged UN organizations to
increase sourcing opportunities for DC/ET suppliers. GA/RES/61/246 of March 2007 (paragraph 24) reiterated this request. In
response, UN agencies have placed more orders with suppliers from these countries. The growth of such orders has more than
doubled in dollar terms from 2004 to 2008, as shown in Figure 4, below.
Figure 4 Services
UN procurement from developing countries and countries with
Goods
($Million) economies in transition, 2004-2008
8,000
6,972
7,000
5,425
6,000
5,166
3,337
5,000
3,594
4,000 2,673
2,656
2,681
3,000
1,504
954
2,000
3,635
2,510 2,752
1,000 1,727 2,090
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Although in 2008 procurement from DC/ET increased by $1.5 billion over 2007, their share of overall total procurement
volume decreased by 2.9%. Of note, procurement from DC/ET exceeded 50% of total UN procurement volume in both 2007
(53.6%) and 2008 (50.7%), while procurement from industrialized countries has remained steady at 37.7% in 2007 and 37.8%
in 2008. Procurement from unspecified countries has risen from $0.8 billion in 2007 to $1.4 billion in 2008. Countries are
unspecified when agencies cannot attribute the origin of the supplier in their management information systems, as is the case
with WFP’s transportation data which account for $1.2 billion of the procurement from unspecified countries.
Figure 5
UN procurement from industrialized countries, developing countries and
countries with economies in transition, 2004-2008
(as a percentage of the total procurement volume)
60.0%
40.0%
Industrialized countries
20.0% Developing countries &
countries with economies in
transition
Unspecified Countries
0.0%
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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