PROVISION OF MANAGED SERVICES OF THE UN COMMISSARY

United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) oversees the contract of the United Nations Commissary. The Commissary is a high-end purpose-built facility catering to the retail needs of the diplomatic community, located adjacent to the United Nations Complex in Nairobi, Kenya. The outlet serves the interests of a multi-national, multi-ethnic diplomatic community by providing, in a well-organized high quality environment, select international quality products, not readily available in Kenya. The Commissary is expected to maintain an extensive variety of international wine, top shelf liquor, luxury goods, perfumes, tobacco, fine foods and an assortment of household grocery items. The Commissary space is allocated as follows: 698 sqm retail, 562 sqm storage, 130 sqm administration, totalling 1390 sqm. UNON seeks expression of interest from suitably qualified and experienced firms that have the capacity to take on the management of the commissary for a period of five (5) years, and as such to perform the following tasks: 1. Maintain the assortment of products as agreed between UNON and the Government of Kenya; 2. Procure the selected products with good commercial practises; 3. Manage the logistics of ordering, expediting, receiving, storing and safeguarding of merchandise; 4. Maintain an automated purchase entitlement and access control system; 5. Manage the retail sales operations; 6. Maintain appropriate accounts, records and control procedures; If your firm is interested in providing a management service of the UN Commissary, based on the above tasks, and your firm has a proven track record of management of at least two duty free outlets, supported by documented evidence or formal references.