GeBIZ, step by step.

The path in one table

Value bands: small-value purchases up to S$6,000; invitations to quote (ITQ) up to S$90,000; invitations to tender (ITT) above S$90,000. Tender Lite applies up to S$1 million.

Step 1: Corppass for a foreign entity

Corppass is Singapore’s corporate login, and GeBIZ requires it for local and overseas companies alike.

1. Go to corppass.gov.sg → Services → Register for Corppass → Foreign Entity.
2. Choose “Register via Singpass” if your admin has a Singapore NRIC or FIN, or “Register via Foreign ID” if not.
3. Enter your company details exactly as they appear on your registration document, using your home-country registration number.
4. Upload:
   • your business registration document from the home-country authority;
   • an identity document (passport or driving licence) for an admin without an NRIC or FIN.
5. Non-English documents: upload the original plus an English translation, certified by the issuing country’s embassy or notarised by a notary in Singapore or the issuing country.
6. Wait 5 to 10 working days for approval. You can’t submit another admin registration while one is pending.

Admins and users:

• You can have up to two Corppass Admins. Foreigners can be admins.
• Registering through Foreign ID creates a Singpass Foreign user Account (SFA) for the admin on approval. Singpass emails a one-time password to activate it.
• The admin then creates users with their foreign ID number, country of issue, name and email. Each gets an SFA to activate.
• The admin must assign the GeBIZ e-service to each user who will bid, and the Vendors@Gov e-service to whoever invoices.

Step 2: Sign up as a GeBIZ Trading Partner

1. Go to the sign-up page (gebiz.gov.sg → GeBIZ Trading Partner registration) and log in with Corppass.
2. Complete three steps:
   • company information;
   • an Authorised Representative (at least 18 years old);
   • areas of business: procurement categories and sub-categories.
3. Approval is immediate, and the Authorised Representative gets an email.

Notes:

• Two-factor authentication is mandatory and can’t be switched off.
• Use Edge or Chrome 86+, or Firefox 83+.
• The first account is free; extra accounts cost S$280 a year. A non-bidding account (S$70) can view contracts but can’t bid.
• GeBIZ’s FAQ says overseas suppliers no longer need a separate GeBIZ ID, though one page still mentions it for foreign companies without a UEN. Follow the Corppass route.

Step 3: Find opportunities

• Search by keyword or procurement category, or use Advanced Search with an opportunity-type filter. Tender documents download only after login.
• RSS feeds are now the only official alerts, since the GoBusiness email alerts ended on 28 February 2025:
  • grouped by procurement category;
  • cover open tenders and quotations from the last two days;
  • opportunities refresh hourly and awards daily.
• Plan ahead: each April the government publishes a list of indicative procurement opportunities for the financial year (April–March), generally items over S$200,000.
• Check past awards: GeBIZ shows closed opportunities from the past six months, with award status. Award notices name the supplier and contract sum, which helps you price.

Step 4: Respond to an ITQ or ITT

1. Read everything, including the critical criteria. Bids are judged only on the criteria published in the ITT. Missing a critical criterion rules you out; missing others lowers your score.
2. Ask questions early through the GeBIZ messaging inbox. Each ITT sets its own clarification deadline. Some require a briefing or site visit, and the notice says so.
3. Prepare your files:
   • attachments added directly: up to 35 MB each;
   • files from your Supplier File Repository: up to 100 MB (since 15 April 2025). You can set repository files, like company profiles and certificates, to attach automatically for all agencies or for up to 15 chosen ones.
4. Price properly:
   • don’t enter nominal prices such as $1;
   • bid the base offer on the stated terms, and put any proposed changes in a separate alternative offer;
   • for a two-envelope tender, submit separate technical and price proposals.
5. Submit online. An on-screen acknowledgement confirms it. You can amend while the opportunity is open. Late bids aren’t accepted, and no new information is taken after closing.
6. Remember your bid is binding. Withdrawing a tender after closing and before award is a ground for debarment for one to five years.

After closing:

• GeBIZ publishes the tender schedule, listing the bids received.
• Agencies must consider quality as well as price, so the lowest bid doesn’t automatically win.
• If you win, you’ll see it on GeBIZ and the agency will contact you; a separate contract may follow.

If you lose: write to the procuring agency. It is obliged to explain why your bid wasn’t successful. If that doesn’t resolve a problem, escalate to the Ministry of Finance (mof_qsm@mof.gov.sg). For procurement covered by Singapore’s trade agreements, you can then go to the Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal: file within 15 days, with a S$500 fee and a S$5,000 deposit.

Tender Lite

Tender Lite now covers every category up to S$1 million:

• general goods and services since April 2024;
• construction since May 2025 (using BCA’s PSSCOC-lite conditions);
• ICT since April 2026.

What changes for suppliers:

• No security deposit.
• Liquidated damages removed or capped; for ICT, the cap is 10% of the contract value.
• Shorter conditions in three parts: standard clauses, sector clauses and tender-specific clauses.
• The default payment term is 30 days from invoice, by electronic transfer, and factoring of receivables is allowed. Singapore law governs and amounts are in Singapore dollars.

The Ministry of Finance says about 90% of procurement opportunities now carry simpler conditions. To find Tender Lite opportunities, set the opportunity type to “Tender Lite”; choosing “Tender” shows both kinds.

Period contracts and framework agreements

Both are demand-aggregation contracts, set up through an open ITT or ITQ:

• Period contracts: fixed items and unit prices for the whole term. Agencies order directly.
• Framework agreements: for items whose prices change. Agencies run mini-competitions (“Framework Buys”) among all capable suppliers on the framework.

The way on is to win the founding ITT or ITQ; there’s no standing way to join mid-term. Watch for them in your categories and in the annual indicative list.

Getting paid

• Ministries and statutory boards are invoiced online through Vendors@Gov.
• Foreign companies without a UEN:
  1. Choose “For Foreign Company/Organisation without UEN” and log in with your SFA. Your Corppass Admin must first assign the Vendors@Gov e-service.
  2. If you already hold a vendor or GeBIZ ID, email it with your Corppass Entity ID to Corppass_For_Vendors@agd.gov.sg.
  3. Create a vendor record with your bank details and wait for “Approved” status. Payments go to the account in that record.
• InvoiceNow (Singapore’s Peppol e-invoicing) is becoming the default for UEN-registered businesses. Foreign companies without a UEN generally key invoices into Vendors@Gov.
• The Accountant-General’s Department targets paying 95% of invoices promptly, and about 98% are paid within 30-day terms.
• Tax: Singapore withholding tax can apply to some payments to non-residents, especially for services performed in Singapore. Check before pricing.

Optional: supplier financial grading (GSR)

Some tenders ask for a financial grade from the Government Supplier Registration (GSR). Grades run from S2 to S10, and the fee is S$43.60 or S$56.68. Changes under way:

• From 1 October 2026, new tenders refer only to the financial grade, not supply heads.
• From 1 January 2027, supply heads are removed from the GSR, and the paid-up capital requirement for grades S9 and S10 is dropped.
• The “estimated tendering capacity” is a reference, not a cap. A firm graded S8 with a S$10m capacity can still win a S$15m contract.

Construction: BCA’s Contractors Registration System

Public construction work needs registration in BCA’s Contractors Registration System (CRS):

• Who must register: since 1 June 2025, every firm employing construction Work Permit or S Pass holders, whether or not it does public work.
• Workheads: five categories (CW, CR, ME, TR and RW), with about 50 workheads and grades setting your tendering limits.
• Requirements: finances, full-time technical staff, certifications such as bizSAFE Level 3 and ISO 45001, and track record.
• Entry grade: S$300,000 of relevant track record over three years, or probationary registration with S$100,000.
• How to apply: online at bca.gov.sg/eBACS, with an ACRA business profile less than a month old. You need a Singapore-registered entity.
• Fees and timing: S$562 to S$4,492 per workhead, including GST. Processing takes about two weeks, longer if BCA must verify overseas documents; BCA may visit an overseas head office at the applicant’s cost.
• Building work (CW01 and CW02) also needs a builder’s licence.
• Top grades (A1, A2): technical staff must be full-time and based in Singapore.

What changed in 2025–2026

• GoBusiness GeBIZ email alerts ended (28 February 2025); RSS is the official channel.
• Supplier File Repository: 100 MB files and auto-attach from 15 April 2025.
• Tender Lite extended to construction (May 2025) and ICT (April 2026).
• BCA’s registry became nationwide on 1 June 2025.
• A revised debarment framework applies to contracts from July 2025.
• Innovative Procurement Partnership (2025): agencies pilot new solutions with businesses, with no track-record requirement by default and no security deposits or liquidated damages during the pilot.
• GeBIZ rebuild: in February 2026 the Ministry of Finance announced a multi-year rebuild of GeBIZ, with AI features where possible. No launch date yet.
• GSR overhaul from 1 October 2026 (see above).
• Scam warning: GeBIZ warned in March 2026 about scammers impersonating the platform.

For the wider rules, see how to bid for government contracts in Singapore.

Live Singapore tenders

Questions

Sources

• GeBIZ: frequently asked questions
• GeBIZ: announcements
• GeBIZ: detailed supplier guide
• GeBIZ: Tender Lite supplier guide (2026)
• IRAS: Corppass step-by-step guide for foreign entities
• Ministry of Finance: government procurement processes
• BCA: Contractors Registration System

This guide explains the rules in plain English; it isn’t legal advice. Procurement rules change, and each tender document sets its own conditions — it always prevails.