United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM)

The United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) is the shared procurement portal of the United Nations system, where a supplier registers once to become eligible to do business with dozens of UN agencies and to view their tender notices and contract awards in one place.

What is UNGM?

UNGM is the common front door to UN procurement, which collectively buys tens of billions of dollars of goods and services each year across humanitarian relief, development, health, and operations. More than thirty UN organisations, including UNDP, UNICEF, WFP, WHO, and UNHCR, use UNGM to publish their tender notices and to draw on a shared registry of vendors. A supplier completes a single registration, selecting the unspsc categories that describe what it offers, and then receives notices matched to those categories and can respond to opportunities from any participating agency without re-registering each time. Higher procurement values or strategic categories may require a fuller registration level and a prequalification review.

UNGM carries the full range of UN solicitation types, from requests for eoi and proposals for services to an ifb for goods, so it is both a registration system and an opportunity feed.

Why UNGM matters for bidders

For any firm targeting UN business, registering on UNGM and mapping its offering to the right UNSPSC codes is the non-negotiable first step, because most agencies will not consider an unregistered vendor and notices are matched to your declared categories. The practical lever is category accuracy: register too narrowly and you miss relevant tenders, too broadly and you drown in irrelevant ones. Suppliers that win UN work treat UNGM as a daily monitoring tool, watch awards as well as tenders to learn which agencies buy what they sell, and keep their registration and documents current so they are ready to respond the moment a fitting notice appears.

FAQ

Is registration on UNGM free?

Basic registration on UNGM is free. It lets a supplier receive matched tender notices and respond to opportunities across participating UN agencies.

Do I need to register separately for each UN agency?

No. A single UNGM registration makes a supplier visible to the many UN organisations that use the shared marketplace, although some agencies may ask for additional vendor steps for specific contracts.

How does UNGM match tenders to my company?

You select UNSPSC categories during registration, and UNGM sends you tender notices that match those categories, so accurate category selection drives the relevance of the opportunities you see.