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Guidelines for Vendor Registration and Vendor Eligibility



I. Who may apply for Vendor registration at the World Bank Group?

Any business entity that is invited to register may complete the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Vendor Registration Application. The World Bank Group will review all Vendor Applications, but will only register vendors that have been selected to provide goods or services.

II. What is the definition of a Vendor?

A Vendor is defined either as a Business Entity under the following criteria:

Definition:

A business or organization that has been incorporated, registered as a company (corporation, company/limited, partnership), or any business entity legally recognized in a country to contract for the provision of goods and/or services. Organizations registered as "not-for profit" (e.g .universities, hospitals) or state owned are also considered businesses.
A Sole Proprietor/ Independent Contractor engaged in a business as either a ‘self-employed individual’ (an individual in business for himself or herself and is self-employed), or as a "sole proprietor’ (an individual in business for himself or herself and who is the only owner of the unincorporated trade or business).
III. How do businesses and independent contractors, become eligible to register as a World Bank Vendor?

A Business Entity must have been identified for award of Contract/Purchase Order to provide goods or services to the World Bank Group, completed a World Bank Group Vendor Registration Application and must meet the World Bank Group’s eligibility criteria.

IV. Eligibility criteria to register as a World Bank Group Vendor.

The business enterprise must demonstrate that they have been operating under its business name for a period of not less than one year.
The Vendor must have multiple business clients and the financial capacity to provide the goods and/or services. Financial capacity will be assessed by comparing the Vendor’s revenues to the value of the proposed contract(s).
The Vendor must not be currently debarred from contracting with the World Bank Group.
The Vendor must be able to conduct business legally in the country for which they are registering.
Consistent with the World Bank Group’s policy on anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorists, companies listed on the U.S. Executive Order 13224 sanctions list, the UN 1267 sanctions list, and/or the UK terrorist sanctions list are ineligible to be World Bank Group Vendors and to receive World Bank Group contract awards. Companies listed on the World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms are also ineligible to be World Bank Group Vendors and/or receive World Bank Group contract awards. (See World Bank Group Listing of Ineligible Firms). Further, World Bank Group Vendors excluded from future contract awards will not be eligible to receive World Bank Group contract awards or to bid on World Bank Group solicitation.
The following are key World Bank Group Vendors Eligibility criteria to note:

Current and former World Bank Group staff, regardless of appointment type held, including those through short term consulting contacts (STCs), are ineligible to be World Bank Group Vendors, whether as sole proprietors or independent contractors, for a period of twelve months from the termination date of their World Bank Group appointment.
Entities in which a current or former World Bank Group staff member is an owner, principal, director or officer, or otherwise holds a financial interest in the entity, are ineligible to be World Bank Group Vendors for a period of twelve months from the termination date of applicable staff member’s World Bank Group appointment.
An entity that has staff involved in the selection process that could be determined to place the entity in direct conflict of interest with World Bank Group Procurement Policies or entities which are affiliated with certain close relatives of World Bank Group staff members, are ineligible to be World Bank Group vendors (World Bank Group Staff Rules restrict the hiring or re-hiring of certain individuals (e.g. close relatives, STCs and STTs that have worked the maximum number of days in a fiscal year, etc.).
A vendor may be disqualified from participating in certain procurements tenders if there is a conflict of interest that cannot be appropriately managed by other means.
World Bank Group Vendors are not permitted to have individuals provide services to the World Bank Group that are ineligible to be hired or re-hired as World Bank Group staff.
IV. What does it mean to be a Registered Vendor?

Vendors do not need to be registered in order to participate in bidding opportunities or to be added to the World Bank Group’s Potential Vendor Registry. However, a Vendor must be a “World Bank Group Registered Vendor” in order to receive a contract award. World Bank Group Registered Vendors will be expected to advise the World Bank Group of any significant business changes. World Bank Group Registered Vendors may be asked to submit updated information that may be used in determining the Vendor’s ability to participate in specific procurements.