GeBIZ registration: what you need before your first bid

In short: Set up Corppass, then register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner; the first account is free and approved immediately on submission. Apply for Government Supplier Registration, formerly EPPU, only when a tender asks for it, allowing for the S$43.60 fee and the seven-day document deadline.

To register on GeBIZ, a business needs a Corppass account first. With Corppass set up, you register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner (GTP) on gebiz.gov.sg. That account lets you download documents and submit quotations and tenders. A separate Government Supplier Registration (GSR, formerly EPPU registration) with a financial grade is only needed when a tender specifically asks for it.

Here is what each layer is, what it costs at the time of writing (October 2026) and what to prepare.

The three layers of GeBIZ registration

Construction is different. MOF’s summarised supplier guide says construction-related registration is handled by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) under its Contractors Registration System, while GSR covers general goods and services. This guide focuses on goods and services.

Step 1: set up Corppass

The GeBIZ FAQ states that business entities must be registered with Corppass to be eligible to register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner and trade on GeBIZ, and that this applies to both local and overseas entities.

The GeBIZ getting started page lists the login routes:

• Corppass for companies with a UEN from ACRA.
• Singpass for Singapore citizens and permanent residents registering as individuals without a UEN.
• Overseas suppliers: the FAQ says they no longer need a separate GeBIZ ID and can register using a Corppass account for foreign entities.

If your company has never used Corppass, a Registered Officer approves the company’s Corppass Admin, and the Admin then assigns digital service access to the people who will transact for the company (Corppass guide for Registered Officers). Make sure the person handling GeBIZ has access. Do this early. It is the step most likely to hold you up because it depends on who in the company has authority.

Step 2: register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner

Once Corppass is ready, go to gebiz.gov.sg and choose the option to register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner. The getting started page separates ACRA-registered and non-ACRA-registered suppliers, so pick the right path.

According to the GeBIZ FAQ:

• You must be a GTP before you can respond to electronic tenders, quotations and qualifications.
• Applications from local and overseas suppliers are approved immediately on successful submission, and the authorised representative is informed by email.
• Authorised representatives must be at least 18.
• The first authorised representative account is free. Each additional account costs S$280 a year including GST, and a Non-Bidding Representative account costs S$70 a year including GST.
• Individuals can also register as GTPs.

What to have ready

Have these to hand before you start, so you can complete the profile in one sitting:

• Your UEN and ACRA business details
• The authorised representative’s details and a working email address
• Contact details for the business
• The procurement categories that match what you supply
• Bank details, if the form asks for them for payments

Check the form itself for the current list. The fields change from time to time.

What a GTP account lets you do

MOF’s supplier guide says a GTP can access the business opportunities on GeBIZ, download documents and take part in quotations and tenders, get detailed information on quotation and tender awards, and receive purchase orders and submit invoices electronically. Registered GTPs can also subscribe to the GeBIZ RSS feeds for new opportunities by procurement category.

Step 3: Government Supplier Registration (formerly EPPU), only if required

Many first-time suppliers assume they need “EPPU registration” before they can bid. Usually they do not.

The GSR registration guidelines (dated 28 October 2025) say businesses may be required to have valid GSR status as one of the evaluation criteria for a tender, and that if GSR is required, it will be stated in the tender notice and documentation. The guidelines also stress that GSR is not a licence to do business or to take part in government procurement.

So the rule is simple: read the tender. If it asks for GSR under a particular supply head and financial grade, you need it. If it does not, you can bid with a GTP account alone.

How GSR works

Registration is under one or more supply heads (categories of goods and services, listed with codes such as EPU/ followed by a category code), each with a financial grade. The guidelines say:

• You must be a GeBIZ Trading Partner first, and you apply online via GeBIZ.
• Since 28 October 2025, GSR processing has been outsourced to RMA Contracts Pte Ltd, which assesses applications.
• The processing fee is S$43.60 including GST for normal service (within three working days) or S$56.68 for express service (within one working day), per application, non-refundable.
• Fees and supporting financial statements must be submitted within seven days of applying, or the application is cancelled or rejected.
• Net Tangible Assets (NTA) must be positive and at least S$5,000.
• Registration is valid for between 1.5 and 3 years depending on the financial statements submitted, and lapses unless renewal is approved before expiry.

GSR financial grades

The grade sets the estimated tendering capacity you are registered for. These are the minimums in Table 1 of the guidelines:

S9 also requires paid-up capital of at least S$1.5 million, and S10 at least S$2 million. The guidelines add that if you miss the turnover figure for a grade but meet the NTA (and paid-up capital, for S9 and S10) of the next grade up, you still qualify for the grade you wanted.

Documents for GSR

The guidelines ask for:

• Your ACRA registration number.
• For companies: a complete set of the latest audited accounts, including the directors’ and auditors’ reports. First-time applicants can submit unaudited statements for the last closed 12-month year with a signed directors’ declaration, which gives a 1.5-year registration.
• For sole proprietorships and partnerships: the latest certified profit and loss account and balance sheet.
• Everything in English, or translated into English.

You can check GSR status later in the GeBIZ supplier directory.

A sensible order for a new supplier

1. Set up Corppass and assign GeBIZ access.
2. Register as a GeBIZ Trading Partner.
3. Set up RSS feeds for your procurement categories.
4. Read a few recent awards in your field. Our guide to checking GeBIZ tender results shows where to look.
5. Bid on an open quotation that fits your size. Our first-timer’s guide to GeBIZ tenders walks through it.
6. Apply for GSR when a tender you want requires it, and leave time for the seven-day document deadline and processing.

Common registration mistakes

• Waiting until a tender is about to close. Corppass set-up depends on your Registered Officer and Admin. Do it before you need it.
• Applying for GSR when no tender requires it. It costs a fee and needs financial statements. Wait until a tender asks.
• Choosing too few procurement categories. Your feeds and searches will miss relevant work.
• Letting GSR lapse. The guidelines say renewal should be filed within three months before expiry, and status lapses automatically if renewal is not approved in time.

After registration

Registration only gets you to the starting line. The work that wins bids is reading the requirements carefully and answering every one of them. A compliance matrix is the simplest way to make sure nothing is missed, and you can start one with our free compliance matrix tool.

FYAdvisers helps small suppliers with that preparation work. For Chromatic Media, we built a tender preparation workflow that produces a compliance matrix and proposal drafts from uploaded tender files for the team to review. See tender preparation support for details.