Supplier Resources > Doing Business With Us

Doing Business With Us

We have resources for:

  • Prospective suppliers: For suppliers who are interested in doing business with DePaul for the first time.
  • New suppliers: For suppliers who have confirmed business with DePaul, who have not been a supplier before.
  • Current suppliers: For established suppliers doing business with DePaul.
  • Demon Discount partners: For businesses wishing to participate in the Demon Discounts program.

Prospective Suppliers

If you're interested in doing business with DePaul for the first time, welcome! Let us collect your information by completing our Supplier Interest Form. We'll keep your information on file so we can connect with you if we have business needs you could fulfill.

Please review our current bids and RFPs.

Supplier Gateway for Diverse Suppliers

DePaul has partnered with Supplier Gateway, a platform that will validate supplier diversity certification and track spend. We encourage businesses that are at least 51% owned and operated by women, racial or ethnic minorities, persons with a disability, or veterans to register with Supplier Gateway.

Registering with Supplier Gateway automatically adds your company profile to their global network, creating an opportunity to connect your business to future sourcing opportunities with DePaul and other companies around the world.


New Suppliers with Confirmed Business at DePaul

Once you have confirmed business with DePaul, we will provide you with a link to formally register in DePaul's Supplier Portal to collect information required to do business with us. Registration is not necessary for current suppliers of DePaul University.

We request you attach the following tax and payment documents to your portal registration submission:

Please note, we may email requests for additional tax and payment information outside of the portal.

Notice

DePaul will not issue Purchase Orders or pay invoices until you submit the required IRS and payment information through DePaul’s Supplier Portal, and we can review and verify your information. Suppliers can review our Purchase Terms and Conditions.


Current Suppliers

Updating information

If your business recently changed its name, tax information, or address, please notify us by email (Accounts Payable) so we can update our records.

DePaul's Tax Information

DePaul University is tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). You may request a copy of our Illinois Sales Tax Exemption Certificate from Accounts Payable.

Demon Discounts Partners

The Demon Discounts program provides discounted products and services to the university community from vendors who provide support to DePaul University.

All suppliers wishing to participate in the Demon Discounts program must be authorized by Procurement Services.

Visit the Demon Discounts website to learn more about becoming a partner.

Payment Terms and Invoice Submission

The university’s default payment terms are 45 days from the invoice date. All invoices should be emailed to the Accounts Payable department at: accountspayable@depaul.edu. Please include the Purchase Order number, if applicable, and preferred payment method on all invoices.

For software purchases, please include the End User License Agreement, Service-Level Agreement, or similar terms with the invoice subm​ission.