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title: "Awarding a contract: steps for adding a supplier"
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Here below you will find instructions: how to add a Supplier to Award Notice.

( for example forms: **UK6** / **UK7** / **UK14** )

## \uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

Please follow these steps below:

1. Once you have created an “award” type notice please open the section **- Parties**.
2. Click the button **“+Add Party”.**

![image-20250417-115003.png](media://1b1a366d-1baa-4f38-927a-e1f850e132a9)


3. Add in **Supplier** info and choose their correct identification Register + Identifier against it.

( For example **Public Procurement Organisation Number**, and the identifier against it is in

format **XXXX-XXXX-XXXX** ) NB! Also other identifiers for supplier will work, main criteria there is that suppliers is registered in the CDP ( Central Digital Platform ) (FTS) with this same information.

*NB! Once you publish the award there will be a validation check made if this Supplier is already registered within CDP platform.*

![image-20250417-115233.png](media://a66c88c3-0dc2-4f9d-b108-ca39ea23acd2)


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