Saudi Aramco Vendor Registration
Becoming a Saudi ARAMCO supplier.
How much ARAMCO spends on suppliers?
| Year | net income | capital expenditures |
| 2020 up to March | $46.9 Billion | $19.8 Billion |
| 2019 | $88.2 Billion | $43.3 Billion |
| 2018 | $111.1 Billion | $43.3 Billion |
| 2017 | $72.5 Billion | $36.0 Billion |
| 2016 | $44.3 Billion | $26.3 Billion |
| Total | $363.0 Billion | $168.7 Billion |
*Approximately Aramco spending $40 billion each year in capital expenditures.
How to become a supplier for Saudi ARAMCO?
To supply products or services to Saudi Aramco, you must have a vendor number and may need to qualify your offerings (products or services).
All these requirements are put in place to ensure suppliers have what it takes to provide best-in-class products and services to Saudi Aramco.
ARAMCO Vendor number and Qualification
With a priority towards continuously improving their business activities and operations, Saudi Aramco have a careful selection process for those wishing to become approved suppliers. Due to the nature of the industry, it is expected that suppliers meet the highest international standards in products, services, and quality control through a rigorous selection process. these processes mainly divided to two main stages:
Stage1: Aramco Vendor No
Acquiring a vendor number is the first stage to becoming a registered supplier to Saudi Aramco. A vendor number from Saudi Aramco indicates that it has reviewed and accepted your company’s official documents.
It also means that your company is eligible to work for them on small projects (below $1,000,000) where products or services don’t require qualification.
The process is thorough and can last for 1-6 months, depending on your company’s readiness and the nature of your products or services.
Stage2: Aramco Qualification
The second stage, which is more technical and commercial documents, involves getting your products or services qualified by Aramco via an audit.
Here, Aramco checks all government, quality, safety, and environmental documents. They’ll also review your product or service, specification, quality control, employee competency, and company’s capabilities.
The process is thorough and can last for 3-18 months, depending on your company’s readiness and the nature of your products or services.
✏️ In this section, we’ll cover the steps to acquire vendor numbers with Aramco for Saudi-based companies.
How to get ARAMCO Vendor No.? ✨
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Requesting registration link from Saudi ARAMCO website
Open Aramco Supplier and select “in-kingdom” if you are a Saudi Arabian supplier.
2. Complete the supplier self-registration request form.
Ensure that you input accurate details. You can use this video as a guide.
3. Within the next 48 hours, you’ll receive an email telling you to complete your registration via SAP Ariba.
If you Don’t have an account with SAP Ariba? No problem! Just, use the last video as a guide to create one. However, if you have an account, simply sign in with your username and password.
4. After logging into your existing SAP Ariba account (or creating a new one), go to Ariba proposal and Questionnaire.
Next, find your way to the supplier qualification questionnaire. Fill in all the requirements and submit. Or save it to complete later.
ARAMCO Registration requirements
Documentation requirements depend on if you are a service or product provider. If you are a product provider, ensure all documents listed below (Inside Kingdom registration Manufacturer product/ provider) are ready upon registration. On the other hand, if you are a service provider, ensure that all documents listed below (inside kingdom registration service provider/ Contractor) are ready upon registration.
Inside kingdom registration Manufacturer (product provider):
A. Government documents:
- Commercial Registration (CR) Certificate
- Commercial Activities
- the Industrial LicenseCertification
- the SAGIA Certification (ifapplicable)
- Zakat Certification
- VAT Certification
- GOSI Certification
- Civil Defense License or anequivalent Government License such as Modon, RC, etc
- The Chamber of Commerce &Industry Membership Certification
B. Aramco documents:
- Original acknowledgment of Saudi Aramco’s (could be found on SAP Ariba Supplier Registration Questionnaire
- Bank letter assigned to Aramco.
- A valid Company Ownership Profile with required supporting documents such as owners’ IDs/ passports.
- Authorized Signatory Letter identifying the Authorized Company Employees dealing with Saudi Aramco.
- Cybersecurity Compliance Certificate.
C. Quality Documents:
- ISO 9001:2015
- Manufacturing Plant Evaluation Questionnaire
- All managers’ CVs.
- Records of actions to address risks and opportunities.
- Minutes of the last management review meeting
- Internal audit schedule and summary of most recent internal audit records of QMS
- List of in-house and outsourced; processes/activities/components.
- list of sub-suppliers and their locations.
- NCR control procedure and samples of NCR report.
- Documented information as evidence of personnel competency and training
- D. Other required documents:
- Article of Association
- Company Profile
- Detailed Map Location with major points of interest
Inside kingdom registration service provider/ Contractor):
A. Government documents:
- Commercial Registration (CR) Certificate
- Commercial Activities
- the Industrial LicenseCertification
- the SAGIA Certification (ifapplicable)
- Zakat Certification
- VAT Certification
- GOSI Certification
- Civil Defense License or anequivalent Government License such as Modon, RC, etc
- The Chamber of Commerce &Industry Membership Certification
B. Aramco documents:
- Original acknowledgment of Saudi Aramco’s (could be found on SAP Ariba Supplier Registration Questionnaire
- Bank letter assigned to Aramco.
- A valid Company OwnershipProfile with required supporting documents such as owners’ IDs/ passports.
- Authorized Signatory Letter identifying the Authorized Company Employees dealing with Saudi Aramco.
- Cybersecurity Compliance Certificate.
C. Quality Documents:
- ISO 9001:2015
- QMS related procedures
- D. Other required documents:
- Article of Association
- Company Profile
- Detailed Map Location with major points of interest
ARAMCO Qualified Vendor
Once a vendor is registered, their company information will be kept on file, and they will be able to bid on projects (below $1 million) that come up. There is no guarantee that a registered vendor will be awarded a contract, but it is a necessary first step.
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