The United Nations procures goods and services from suppliers, individual consultants and implementing partners globally to support its activities and operations. In 2025, the United Nations Organizations spent USD 22.7 billion on goods and services.
The UNGM portal centralizes a wealth of information and resources about the UN system and the UN market under a Knowledge Centre.
To familiarize themselves with the UN market, explore the following pages:
Learn about the UN system and its procurement needs
-
Doing Business with UN organizations, to learn about the following topics:
- The UN System of Organizations
- The UN Organizations
- Procurement Categories
- International Procurement Seminars (IPS)
- Collaboration with organizations
- Procurement Practitioner's Handbook
- The UN Market
- Procurement Plans
These resources can help you understand which organizations may be relevant to your area of activity and how they approach procurement.
Explore UN procurement data
The Annual Statistical Report on UN procurement provides data on UN procurement collected from organizations across the UN system. The report and interactive dashboards can be used to explore procurement expenditure by organization, country, category and other dimensions.
This information can help users identify procurement trends and better understand the UN market.
Learn about sustainable procurement
The Sustainable Procurement section provides information and resources on sustainable procurement in the UN system, including:
- The Sustainable Procurement Indicators
- The Sustainability Procurement Portfolio Model
- The UN Sustainable Procurement Statistics
Understand e-procurement systems
The e-Procurement Systems section provides information about the e-procurement systems used by organizations and their integration with UNGM.
Understanding these systems can help users identify how procurement opportunities are managed and how bids or proposals may need to be submitted.
Access courses and other resources
The Online Courses and Other Resources section provides learning materials and other resources related to UN procurement and the UN market.
Stay informed
The News and Recent Deployments section provides news and information about recent UNGM deployments and activities. It is open to all users, including suppliers, Individual Consultants, Implementing Partners, Trade Promotion Organizations and users who are not registered on UNGM.
You can also follow UNGM on LinkedIn for news, updates and information about the UNGM platform.
Explore UN procurement opportunities
Once you are familiar with the UN market, you can explore current Procurement Opportunities published on UNGM.
Procurement opportunities are publicly accessible and can be searched by criteria such as organization, procurement category, location and type of opportunity. Depending on the opportunity, participation may require registration as a Supplier, Individual Consultant or Implementing Partner.
For more information, read the: How to access procurement opportunities on UNGM? article.