Peppol Service Provider Accreditation Scheme

a) Please register your interest by writing to einvoice@imda.gov.sg to request for the SP Accreditation Application Form. 

b) Upon completing the form, please sign and email a PDF copy to einvoice@imda.gov.sg. 

• All SPs¹

• All SPs

The SP must be a member of OpenPeppol AISBL, in the category appropriate for the type of Peppol Services intended to be offered on the Peppol Network. 

a) Please contact OpenPeppol at membership@peppol.eu to obtain a registration form. 
b) Upon completing the form, please sign it and email a PDF version to membership@peppol.eu. OpenPeppol will review the application and notify the applicant on the result.

Send a copy of the notification of the successful application to einvoice@imda.gov.sg.  

• Local New SP
• Foreign New SP

• Local New SP
• Local Existing SP

The SP is to request for a PKI test certificate through Peppol Service Desk at https://openpeppol.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1

A request for a PKI test certificate must be accompanied by a completed and signed copy of the SP Agreement Annex 3 and a copy of business registration document attached in the Peppol Service Desk request.

The request for a PKI test certificate through OpenPeppol will be routed to IMDA for approval. After IMDA’s approval, OpenPeppol will enrol the PKI test certificate for the SP to download.

• Local New SP
• Foreign New SP

a) To verify that the SP is able to send and receive a valid Peppol BIS document in compliance with the current Peppol specifications, the SP will need to execute a self-testing process (the SP can send to and receive from its own Access Point implementation to test the file exchange, in order to be fully prepared for the Acceptance Test).  Please see the link below for an online validation service where the SP can ensure that the  documents comply to the current Peppol specifications https://singapore.validex.net. The SP will need to register for an account, which is free, before using the tools available. 

b) When ready, the SP is to initiate the Acceptance Test with OpenPeppol. OpenPeppol provides a common testbed for new SPs. The testbed will support AS4 testing and will be based on self-initiated test using automated testing procedures with minimal human interaction as is feasible. The automated testing will generate a test result which will need to be positive before OpenPeppol can issue a Peppol PKI production certificate allowing the new SP to enter production mode.

c) The SP is to follow the testing instructions provided at https://peppol.org/library/. In particular, the SP is to download and follow the testing instructions guide provided at https://peppol.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/PEPPOL-Testbed-and-Onboarding_v1p2.pdf

The tests will include:

i. Verification of certificates (both the Peppol and the SP’s HTTPS certificate);
ii. Sending of a document from the SP’s Access Point service to OpenPeppol’s Test Access Point service; and
iii. Receiving of a document from OpenPeppol’s Test Access Point service to the SP’s Access Point service.

d) Once the SP has successfully completed the testing activities, the SP will get the result document which should show the successful completion of the testing. 

• Local New SP
• Foreign New SP

The Service Provider is to request for a Singapore SMP sandbox account. The SMP sandbox environment will be used for interoperability testing with IMDA.

When ready with the setup, the SP is to work with IMDA to perform a series of tests to demonstrate connectivity with the Peppol network.

These tests include:

i. Design-time validation using Validex.
ii. Run-time validation
iii. Sending and receiving of invoices with IMDA’s appointed SP. Sample invoices and test instructions will be provided by IMDA.
iv. Sending and receiving of Purchase Orders with IMDA’s appointed SP.
v. Sending and receiving of Invoice Response with IMDA’s appointed SP. Sample e-docs and test instructions will be provided by IMDA. .

• Local New SP
• Foreign New SP

• Local New SP

• Local Existing SP

The SP is to request for its PKI production certificate through the Peppol Service Desk https://openpeppol.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1.

The SP must download their test report from the testbed and attach it for review and approval by OpenPeppol as part of the request for a PKI production certificate.

OpenPeppol will do a verification with IMDA that the SP has passed all local accreditation requirements and that the SP Agreement has been signed. 

Once the required verification has been confirmed, IMDA will approve the PKI request and OpenPeppol will enrol the PKI production certificate for the SP to download. 

• Local New SP

•  Local New SP

• Local New SP
• Foreign New SP

When ready with the production setup, the SP is to work with IMDA to perform a series of tests to demonstrate connectivity with the production Peppol network. These tests include sending and receiving of sample invoices provided by IMDA.

These tests include:

i. sending and receiving of samples invoices
ii. Sending and receiving of Purchase Orders
iii. Sending and receiving of Invoice Responses provided by IMDA.

• Local New SP
• Foreign New SP

After the above activities have been successfully completed, IMDA will email the SP on the confirmation of the accreditation. The accredited SP will be added to the following communication channels:

i. SP email distribution list;
ii. SP WhatsApp group chat; and
iii. SG Peppol Service Provider Microsoft Teams Channel.

The SP is now ready to register end user participants onto the InvoiceNow network. Upon the SP’s confirmation, the SP’s company name and website URL will be listed on IMDA’s website on Service Providers. 

• All SPs

• All SPs