Your bp buyer will inform you if you will be transacting with bp via the SAP Business Network (formerly known as Ariba Network). By agreeing to supply to bp in a SAP Business Network enabled country, you also agree to using SAP Business Network to transact with bp
If a purchase order is necessary, you must not start work on behalf of bp or supply goods until you have received the purchase order.
Your bp buyer will contact you for a quote of the required goods/services and will use this quote to raise the relevant purchase order.
If you have not received a purchase order and are ready to supply, please contact your business representative directly and request a purchase order. The purchase order number will be required in the invoice to be submitted.
Upon receipt of the purchase order, we request that you supply the goods/services within the indicated time frame. Should you be unable to fulfil the order requirements, please email your bp buyer with full details.
Once you have dispatched the goods or agreed the value of the services with your bp buyer, please submit your invoice for payment to the stated ‘bill to’ address on your purchase order and indicate your purchase order number in the invoice.
Payment will be made in accordance with the relevant payment terms. Payment terms will start on receipt of a compliant invoice.
Finding information on a purchase order
The purchase order number can be found in the ‘Information’ section at the top left-hand side of your purchase order.
The bill to address can be found in the lower box on the left-hand side of your purchase order.
For support with queries relating to POs please use the support / FAQs on this site or contact us via the supplier portal.
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Please register to access our supplier portal which will grant you read-only access to your invoices. You can view the status of all of your invoices in one place with the ability to filter on date, invoice status and much more.
Supplier portal ↗Specific guidelines on the SAP Business Network process depending on your purchase order with bp
bp has deployed SAP Business Network in multiple business entities. SAP Business Network enables you direct and real-time receipt of purchase orders from bp and immediate transmission of your invoices to the bp accounts payable department.
The guidelines below will help to ensure that invoices are paid in accordance with negotiated terms. Suppliers transacting with bp are reminded not to supply goods and/or services to bp without first receiving a valid bp purchase order (PO) via the SAP Business Network.
We’d like to bring to your attention that SAP Business Network introduced a new interface and new functionalities in 2026
As the rollout is happening in phases, some suppliers may still be using the previous version while others have already transitioned to the new one. Suppliers using the new interface can no longer rely on the previous supporting materials, as those were created based on the old SAP Business Network version. If you are already using the new interface and need guidance on bp’s procurement processes, please visit the page ↗ to access the appropriate documentation.
SAP Business Network purchase order starting with | Supplier actions in SAP Business Network | -- | -- |
|---|---|---|---|
-- | Confirm Purchase Order (PO) | Submit Service Entry Sheet (SES) | Submit invoice |
30 – series (BP Europa SE – German affiliated legal entities)* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
43 – series | Yes | -- | Yes |
48 or 30 – series (Castrol) | -- | -- | Yes |
49 – series | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Invoice against contract | -- | -- | Yes |
* Does not apply to purchase orders or invoices for the German refineries Gelsenkirchen (Ruhr Oil GmbH) and Lingen (BP Europa SE – Site Lingen), B2Mobility or for the Castrol business
Support materials
Based on your SAP Business Network purchase order number, please refer to the bp-specific training guides and support materials below
These add-on guides provide bp-specific instructions to ensure that you are aware of the correct steps to follow. Please review each guide to ensure you will be able to invoice and receive payments on time. The guides are in German and English.
These add-on guides provide bp-specific instructions to ensure that you are aware of the correct steps to follow. Please review each guide to ensure you will be able to invoice and receive payments on time.
This add-on guide provides bp specific instructions to ensure that you are aware of the correct steps to follow. Please review this guide to ensure you will be able to invoice and receive payments on time.
Important reminders:
no paper invoices will be accepted for SAP Business Network users
purchase order confirmation and ship notices are not required.
This add-on guide provides bp specific instructions to ensure that you are aware of the correct steps to follow. Please review this guide to ensure you will be able to invoice and receive payment on time.
These add-on guides provide bp-specific instructions to ensure that you are aware of the correct steps to follow. Please review each guide to ensure you will be able to invoice and receive payments on time.
This add-on guide provides bp specific instructions to ensure that you are aware of the correct steps to follow. Please review the guide to ensure you will be able to invoice and receive payment on time.
If you need additional support using the SAP Business Network, please check the multilingual pages by SAP Business Network.
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