The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) is seeking expressions of interest from qualified financial institutions and Bureau de Change operators to provide financial and foreign exchange services within the UNECA compound in Addis Ababa.
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
This notice is placed by UNECA. The accuracy, reliability and completeness of the contents of furnished information is the responsibility of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. You are therefore requested to direct all queries regarding this EOI to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa using the fax number or e-mail address provided below.
Title of the EOI: Procurement of Financial and Foreign Exchange Services Within UNECA Compound
Date of this EOI: 13 March 2026
Closing Date for Receipt of EOI: 26 March 2026
EOI Number: EOIUNECA24237
Beneficiary Country/Territory: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Commodity/Service category: Financial Services
Address EOI response by fax or e-mail to the Attention of: Mr. Daniel Y Woldeyesus / Ms. Rachael Chironga
Fax Number:
E-mail Address: yosephd@un.org ; rachael.chironga@un.org
UNSPSC Code: 84120000- Banking and investment
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS
Provision of Financial and Foreign Exchange Services Within UNECA Compound
1. Background
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) intends to enhance access to financial services within its compound by inviting qualified and licensed financial institutions and Bureau de Change operators to establish service points on-site.
The objective is to increase competition in the provision of foreign exchange and other financial services, thereby enabling more competitive exchange rates, improved service quality, and enhanced financial convenience for staff.
2. Purpose
The purpose of this Expression of Interest (EOI) is to:
- Solicit the interest of licensed financial institutions and Bureau de Change operators.
- Attract providers offering competitive and transparent foreign exchange rates.
- Improve accessibility to foreign exchange services for staff within the UNECA compound.
- Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations and licensing requirements
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION (IF ANY)
In case of technical challenges in submitting your interest, you are advised to contact the above mentioned email addresses.
In addition to the information contained in this REOI, interested vendors should ensure the following minimum requirements are met:
1) Companies should be registered in UN Global Marketplace (UNGM) or should start their registration process immediately if not registered using the link https://www.ungm.org.
2) Vendors must be registered in UNGM under the UNSPSC code 84120000, in order to participate in the solicitation for this requirement.
3) Local businesses, women-owned businesses and businesses owned by persons with disabilities are encouraged to participate.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
4) This REOI does not constitute a solicitation. UNECA reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI or solicitation process. Thus, submitting a response to this REOI does not automatically guarantee that your company will be considered for receipt of the solicitation when issued.
5) UNECA also reserves the right to send the Solicitation Documents to companies who were identified through additional market research or other means to source the UN requirements.
NOTE
Information on tendering for the UN Procurement System is available free of charge at the following address: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice
Only the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) has been authorized to collect a nominal fee from vendors that wish to receive automatically Procurement Notices or Requests for Expression Of Interest.
Vendors interested in this Tender Alert Service are invited to subscribe on http://www.ungm.org
Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should submit the Vendor Response Form of this EOI electronically at: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/293471 before the closing date set forth above.
In case you have difficulties submitting your interest electronically, please contact yosephd@un.org ; rachael.chironga@un.org directly for instructions.
