In order to ensure that the procurement process is fair, objective and transparent, the Source Selection process must give due consideration to the general principles set forth in Financial Regulation 5.12, which are:

Documentation of the Process
The Source Selection process shall be objective and all the steps should be documented throughout in order to verify that the selection has been conducted in accordance with the Financial Regulations and Rules, and other applicable UN policy and practices. However, except as otherwise permitted herein, the participants in the Source Selection shall ensure that information provided to the UN in connection with that process is not released to any person or party outside the process.

The participants in the Source Selection process shall document how they perform the evaluation, without divulging the information that they are evaluating. This will aid those participants in ensuring that the UN is fair, reasonable and objective in taking procurement decisions. It will also assist in answering questions and concerns from unsuccessful vendors in connection with any debriefing provided.