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Provision of Multimodal (Sea/Surface) Freight Forwarding Services (Door to Door, Port to Door, Door to Port, etc) for Movement of Cargo in Support of UN Operations Worldwide.

Issued by UN Secretariat · via UNGM — UN Global Marketplace

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Published
16 Feb 2026
Closes
31 Dec 2026
Reference
EOIUNPD24180
Location
Multiple destinations, Global / multi-country
Sector
Transport & Logistics

At a glance

UN Secretariat in Global / multi-country has published a call for expressions of interest in transport & logistics: “Provision of Multimodal (Sea/Surface) Freight Forwarding Services (Door to Door, Port to Door, Door to Port, etc) for Movement of Cargo in Support of UN Operations Worldwide.”. Submissions close on 31 December 2026, 49 days from today. Quote reference EOIUNPD24180 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 326 notices from this buyer since 2026, 50 of them currently open. There are 13 open transport & logistics notices in Global / multi-country on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through UNGM — UN Global Marketplace, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

Taken from the notice by FreeTender. The tender document on the official portal is binding — check it, and any corrigendum, before you bid.

To bid on UN Global Marketplace

UN agencies expect suppliers to be registered on UNGM; the response itself goes through the agency's e-tendering system named in the notice.

Details

This Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued for the provision of Multimodal (Sea/Surface) Freight Forwarding Services (Door to Door, Port to Door, Door to Port, etc) procured through the United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) for movement of cargo in support of UN operations worldwide. Responding companies who meet UNPD's requirements for vendor registration will be added to UNPD's roster of freight forwarders and invited to participate in solicitations for sea/surface freight.

Multimodal (Sea/Surface) Freight Forwarding Services are defined as follows:

Movement of United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) or Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) from Origin (Door or Port) to Destination (Door or Port) via Sea/Surface freight. This may include full vessel charter, part cargo, liner service, etc as well as inland transportation, when necessary.

IMPORTANT:

1) If your company is already on the list of UN freight forwarders for sea/surface freight requirements, please do NOT respond to this EOI. Companies that are not receiving these tenders but are interested in doing business with UNPD are to please respond to this EOI.

2) Companies that have responded to UNPD's previous EOIs for similar services do NOT need to respond to this EOI.

3) Before responding to this EOI, your company MUST have an accepted status with the United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org) with "UN Secretariat" at the Basic Level, or above.

4) All Sea/Surface freight service providers responding to this EOI MUST ensure that they have selected the following UNSPSC Code under their UNGM account: 78101700 (Marine Cargo Services), 78101800 (Road Cargo Transport), 78141500 (Freight Forwarding).

5) This EOI will be posted for a period of one year, however UNPD will undertake adding of new vendors on a quarterly basis. An annual review of the vendors’ participation rate will be conducted, which may result in the removal of non-responsive vendors from the list of invitees to UNPD tenders.

6) Interested companies should complete the attached form and send it to [contact details removed]

7) Should you have any questions on the above please address them to [contact details removed]

Context for bidders

We hold 326 notices from UN Secretariat, going back to January 2026 — 50 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Supply and IT & Telecom. There are 13 open Transport & Logistics tenders in Global / multi-country. This one closes in 49 days.

Before you bid on this tender

A quick checklist to help you decide whether to bid and prepare a compliant submission for this transport & logistics opportunity. Always verify the details on the official source.

  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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