Request for Expression of Interest for pharmaceutical products

Item Description:

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1950, UNICEF’s mandate was extended to address the long-term needs of children and women in developing countries everywhere. In 1953 it became a permanent part of the United Nations System, and the words “international” and “emergency” were dropped from the organization’s name, making it simply the United Nations Children’s Fund, retaining the original acronym, “UNICEF”. UNICEF is requesting Expressions of Interest from eligible suppliers in preparation for a solicitation exercise for pharmaceutical products. The products of interest fall under the following categories:

Category 1: Medicines for pain and palliative care, various pack types and sizes

Category 2: Gastrointestinal medicines, various pack types and sizes

Category 3: Antiallergics, various pack types and sizes

Category 4: Antianaemia, various pack types and sizes

Category 5: Cardiovascular medicines, various pack types and sizes

Category 6: Antiasthmatic, various pack types and sizes

Category 7: Anti-infective, various pack types and sizes

Category 8: Anticonvulsants, various pack types and sizes

Category 9: Antidotes, various pack types and sizes

Category 10: Antiseptics, various pack types and sizes

Category 11: Large volume parenteral, various pack types and sizes

Category 12: Scabicides and pediculicides, various pack types and sizes

Category 13: Vitamins, various pack types and sizes

For an itemised list of products per category, please refer to the accompanying Expression of Interest (EoI) form.

Potential suppliers:

UNICEF purchases primarily directly from manufacturers and/or their authorized representatives.

UNICEF is particularly interested in identifying competitive suppliers that can offer items within the categories listed above. Potential suppliers are to indicate the packaging types and pack sizes they have available in their portfolios.

To be considered for the planned tender it is preferable, but not a requirement for potential suppliers to have a website providing access to the product information.

Registration at the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM)

Registration at the United Nations Global Market Place (UNGM) is a pre-requisite to do business with UNICEF. If not yet registered, apply online through the link https://www.ungm.org/

Procedure for submission of EoI: 

Interested suppliers are encouraged to indicate their interest by duly completing the accompanying Expression of Interest (EoI) form and send via email to: Melesse Adugna (madugna@unicef.org) with the subject Expression of Interest (EoI) Pharmaceutical products by 14.01.2019 CET before 23:59 hours.

Please note:

• Prices are not required at this stage;
• Questions about e.g. conformity of the supplier’s products will not be entertained;
• This REoI does not constitute a solicitation. Submitting an EoI does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation document when issued;
• UNICEF reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation document.
• UNICEF reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the REoI and/or solicitation process.

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