Norwegian People's Aid Business...

Norwegian People's Aid represents an annual global market of over USD 19 billion for all types of products and services. Global e-Procurement platform increases and facilitates the access of suppliers to good and services in all countries we operate from. With a simplified vendor registration process and the platform also facilitate for a more simplified process to manage the procurement process from soliciting opportunities to awards of contracts

Norwegian People's Aid Business Insights.

Tips on Doing Business with Norwegian People's Aid

The following is a simple step-by-step guide to help you enter Norwegian People's Aid market for goods and services.

• Register your company as a vendor on Norwegian People's Aid Global e-Procurement platform and keep information on your company and its products up-to-date;
• Access the Annual Statistical Report to find out Norwegian People's Aid projects that are in operation in your geographical area and that may require your goods and services reports are email to you every month after registration on Global e-Procurement portal;
• Check procurement notices in Global e-Procurement portal regularly;
• Subscribe to the Tender Alert Service to receive automatic email alerts when tenders of your interest are published in Global e-Procurement portal;
• Familiarize yourself with the Supplier Code of Conduct and with Norwegian People's Aid General Terms and Conditions for the Procurement of Goods and the Contracting of Services;
• Company profiles should be summarized in Three pages and presentations should be brief;
• Respond promptly to an inquiry or to the Request for Proposal from Norwegian People's Aid;
• If you are not interested or unable to participate in a tender, inform Norwegian People's Aid in order to keep your organization on their list of active vendors.

Register as vendor on Global e-Procurement portal

To become a potential supplier for Norwegian People's Aids, vendors have to register in Norwegian People's Aid e-Procurement portal. Go to the homepage www.eprocurements.org and click on the 'Register' link in the top menu.

Norwegian People's Aid Global e-Procurement portal is a registry of suppliers available to Norwegian People's Aid procurement personnel and is the main supplier database of the organizations. Please note, however, that even though the Global e- Procurement is open to all procurement staff, some regions do have their own supplier database.

Procurement Notices

Norwegian People's Aid Global e-Procurement portal publishes all business opportunities, online, procurement notices as well as contract awards (please see Business Opportunities in the Global e-Procurement home page) on behalf of all the region we operate from. Suppliers should refer to the website frequently to see if any notices are relevant to their organization.

For a prompt tender registration, Suppliers may also subscribe to the Tender Alert Service to directly receive on their email address new procurement notices that fit with their core activities as soon as they are published.

Types of solicitations

Although the dollar values may vary from one region to another, the types of solicitation practiced by the Norwegian People's Aid are as follows:

• Expression of Interest (EOI) or Request for EOI (REOI)

Written communication by a supplier to provide information about its products, resources, qualifications and experience, in response to a particular opportunity.

• Request for Quotation (RFQ)

Less formal solicitation, lower value (generally up to 100,000 USD), standard specifications, product readily available on the market.

• Request for Proposal (RFP)

Formal solicitation, higher value (generally above 200,000 USD), requirements possibly met in various ways, overall best solution will win the contract, not necessarily lowest price .

• Invitation to Bid (ITB)

Formal solicitation, higher value (generally above 500,000 USD), lowest price, compliancy and technical competency determining factors..

Practical tips for preparing and submitting your bid and proposals

• Always respond when invited to submit an offer, even if you should not be in a position to participate, in order to keep your organization on the active list;
• Study documents carefully, ask for clarification if there is any uncertainty;
• Ensure that your offer meets ALL requirements, including quality certificates, financial statements, catalogues, submission forms etc., in requested format and language;
• Meet the submission deadline;
• Attend public bid openings when invited;
• ...and don’t give up too easily: developing and establishing contacts and business with Norwegian People's Aid may require the same time as dealing with another new market.

List of major goods procured

• Laboratory Equipment
• Domestic/Household Items
• Medical Equipment
• Educational Supplies
• Telecommunications Equipment
• Food
• Agricultural Inputs
• Fuel
• IT Equipment
• Pharmaceutical Supplies
• Shelter and Housing
• Water Supply Equipment
• Vehicles

List of major services procured

• Aviation
• Catering and Food delivery
• Economy and effectiveness
• Construction
• Consultancy
• Engineering Services
• Best value for money
• Freight
• General Management
• Insurance
• Best value for money
• Investment Management
• Leasing or Rental
• Outsourced Personnel Services
• Printing
• Telecommunications/
• Outsourced Personnel Services
• Printing
• Security