Core Values

Yuliya Boncevich

1. Best value for money  

Best value for money can be defined as the most advantageous balance between:  

• Compliance with the technical requirements  
• Quality  
• Cost, including total lifecycle cost when applicable  
• Compliance with WMO standard contractual terms and conditions  
• Warranties and long-term sustainability arrangements  
• Economic, Social and Environmental considerations  

2. Fairness, integrity, and transparency  

• Fairness essentially means that all bidders will receive equal opportunities, who will simultaneously receive the same information on a specific procurement exercise.  
• Integrity substantially means adherence to commonly accepted moral and ethical standards.  
• Transparency means that all relevant procurement information is clearly defined, made public, and/or provided to all interested parties and that procedures and rules are followed to demonstrate to all stakeholders that fairness is applied.

3. Effective competition

The principle of effective competition signifies that WMO will strive to foster competition by - among other things - providing adequate notification to the geographically largest vendor community and by avoiding restrictions to competition (e.g., through over-specification or under-specifications).

4. Sustainability

WMO is also firmly committed to advancing sustainability wherever feasible, and this implies that social, environmental, and economic considerations are increasingly and progressively taken into account when conducting procurement activities and exercises. Please access here the UN Sustainability Strategy and The Sustainable Procurement Indicators .

Ethics in WMO procurement  

• WMO code of ethics
• No-gift, no-hospitality:   WMO implements a strict “No-gifts, no-hospitality” policy, which means that WMO staff are prohibited from accepting any gift or any offer of hospitality. This includes any invitations to sporting or cultural events, offers of holidays or other recreational trips, transportation, or invitations to lunches or dinners. WMO suppliers shall not offer any benefit such as free goods or services, employment, or sales opportunity to a WMO staff member to facilitate the suppliers’ business with the WMO.
• Post-employment restrictions: WMO suppliers are expected to refrain from offering employment to any such person for one year following separation from service.  
• Conflict of Interest disclosure: WMO suppliers are expected to disclose to the WMO any situation that may appear as a conflict of interest and disclose to the WMO if any WMO official or professional under contract with the WMO may have an interest of any kind in the supplier's business or any economic ties with the supplier.  
• Sanctions: WMO suppliers are further required to disclose (obligation to disclose) if they are the subject of any sanction, or otherwise identified as ineligible by any government, supranational organization (e.g., European Union), another entity of the United Nations System or multilateral development finance institution. Suppliers shall also disclose to the WMO if they become subject to any sanction or temporary suspension during the term of their contract with WMO.
• Declaration of Honour: All suppliers wishing to do business with WMO shall also submit a mandatory Declaration on Honour (DoH).  
• UN Supplier Code of Conduct: all WMO Suppliers are required to adhere to the UN Supplier Code of Conduct and are expected to abide by the principles of the UN Global Compact and of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.  
• Allegation of Fraud: WMO suppliers are encouraged to report any allegation of misconduct or fraud by using the following link. Any such allegations will be assessed in accordance with WMO’s procedures.