2008 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement

Top Ten Items (Goods and Services) Procured by Agency During <strong>2008</strong>
UN Agency
UNCTAD No. of
Rank Group of Goods/Services PO's Value (USD)
1 IT Equipment 37 794,474.00
2 Technical study 31 782,976.00
3 Hotel accommodation 94 512,203.00
4 Conference Package 61 359,080.00
5 Vehicle 5 145,534.00
6 Catering N/A 107,168.00
7 Software 5 71,313.00
8 Printing Services 11 63,694.00
9 Office Furniture 3 62,500.00
10 Training 12 21,709.00
259 2,920,651.00
Total number of purchase orders and contracts raised during <strong>2008</strong>:
UNDP No. of
Rank Group of Goods/Services PO's Value (USD)
1 Consultants- Local/Intl/Technical/Support 5482 248,977,081.29
2 Travel/DSA 12120 131,534,254.27
3 Construction 2351 129,191,905.53
4 General and National Law 2860 50,526,295.18
5 Engineering Services 276 46,690,680.03
6 Software; Computer 1561 36,298,275.03
7 General Management Services 1386 36,077,943.32
8 Disease Prevention and Control 221 35,012,326.49
9 Technical Studies 661 34,975,499.84
10 Computer Related Services 1006 32,921,699.91
27,924 782,205,960.89
Total number of purchase orders and contracts raised during <strong>2008</strong>: 167,203
UNECA No. of
Rank Group of Goods/Services PO's Value (USD)
1 Construction Works 9 3,444,565.14
2 Computer Hardware 23 951,214.28
3 Medicines 33 296,280.92
4 Communications Equipment 4 211,426.46
5 Office Supplies & Stationery 8 202,078.98
6 Printing and Publishing Equipment 3 196,185.64
7 Electrical Equipment 13 194,803.16
8 Electronic Equipment 14 154,220.37
9 Vehicles 6 151,626.83
10 Printing and Publishing Supplies 13 121,639.91
126 5,924,041.69
Total number of purchase orders and contracts raised during <strong>2008</strong>: 243
UNESCO No. of
Rank Group of Goods/Services PO's Value (USD)
1 Other fee contracts' activities 14987 77,420,053.35
2 Contracts orgazn seminars, meetgs (programme acti 6357 24,043,077.43
3 Premises maintenance & repairs 4347 21,011,131.18
4 Research contracts 3119 17,224,796.42
5 Contracts Evaluation studies of programme activiti 1815 8,969,987.19
6 Construction costs (buildings) 7 7,919,282.73
7 Document Production 1299 5,497,329.64
8 Internal Translation Contracts 2743 4,069,328.20
9 Hardware purchases 1898 3,930,284.73
10 Other supplies purchases 2255 3,641,224.78
38,827 173,726,495.65
Total number of purchase orders and contracts raised during <strong>2008</strong>:
UNFPA No. of
Rank Group of Goods/Services PO's Value (USD)
1 Contraceptives 702 87,576,647.44
2 Miscellaneous 4017 49,129,008.03
3 Services provided by companies 3270 42,304,263.43
4 Medical equipment and supplies 638 18,436,985.12
5 Vehicles 350 17,855,047.56
6 Freight transportation services 1313 13,911,564.71
7 IT/AV/Communications equipment 812 8,478,492.23
8 Printing and publication 934 8,429,070.81
9 Office furniture and supplies 1045 5,511,586.44
10 Pharmaceuticals 162 5,173,850.83
13,243 256,806,516.60
Total number of purchase orders and contracts raised during <strong>2008</strong>: 17,940
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