Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

The OSCE is a forum for political dialogue on a wide range of security issues and a platform for joint action to improve the lives of individuals and communities. The organization uses a comprehensive approach to security that encompasses the politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions. Through this approach, and with its inclusive membership, the OSCE helps bridge differences and build trust between states by co-operating on conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.

The Procurement at the OSCE is entrusted with authority to issue tenders, conduct negotiations and award contracts for the provision of various goods and services to support organisations activities at the Secretariat and field level. The Procurement and Contracting Unit at Vienna, Austria is responsible for overseeing procurement across the organisation and provided assistance to the field; the OSCE’s Institutions and field activities are given the authority to conduct procurement activities up to a certain amount. The procurement activities at the OSCE are guided by the principles of fairness, integrity and transparency and aimed at delivering the Best Value for Money. The OSCE does not limit competition to participating States.

The OSCE’s Procurement Profile

• Goods and services to maintain normal functioning of its offices, e.g., lease of premises, utilities, security services, furniture, stationery, IT, telecom, vehicles, conference services, etc.; and
• Specialised products and tailor made services to fulfil procurement requirements of various projects and programmes, e.g., an unmanned aerial vehicles and related infrastructure, disposal of toxic chemical substances, customised IT solution, colocation services, etc.

Major expenditure categories in 2017:

• Office lease – €8,9Mil
• Staff medical support scheme – €8Mil
• Conference services – €6Mil
• Telecom – €4,9Mil
• Software products – €4,3Mil
• Utilities – €3,4Mil
• IT hardware – €3Mil
• Vehicles supplies – €3Mil
• Vehicles, including armoured – €2,6Mil
• Safety & security equipment – €2,2Mil

How to do Business with the OSCE?

• Familiarise with our procurement profile, including history of Contract Awards and Planned Major Requirements, and see how well it matches your portfolio and area of operations;

• Check our General Conditions of Contract, including Instruction to Bidders https://procurement.osce.org/important-tips-bidders

• Subscribe to the tender alert service on the OSCE website at no cost; https://procurement.osce.org/subscriptions

• Subscribe to the OSCE procurement notices on the UNGM website; https://procurement.osce.org/subscriptions

• Register as the OSCE Vendor; https://procurement.osce.org/vendor-registration

• Present your company and its products to us by email or via on-site presentation in one of our offices;

• Participate in the work of business seminars which might be organised by your Chamber of Commerce and where the OSCE is invited;

• Respond to our procurement notices.

Contact Us

Please get in touch with us using the contact form which is available on our website https://procurement.osce.org/online-contact-form.

No, and therefore the Express Interest button is grey. The user is required to carefully read the instructions of the procurement opportunity, which can be found under the Links/Documents tab of the actual procurement opportunity. 

If there is any doubt, contact the UN officer in charge, his/her contact details are included in the notice under the Contacts tab.

• How to participate in procurement opportunities requiring hard copy or email submission?
• If a procurement protest needs to be submitted, click on the OSCE Report wrongdoing page.

Unfortunately, the OSCE does not report to the ASR. To learn more about their procurement volume, visit the OSCE Procurement page.