Supplier Onboarding and Supplier Payment

The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is seeking to procure a Supplier Onboarding, Identity Verification and Banking Validation Solution, including implementation, integration, training, and ongoing support services. The solution is required to address current challenges in supplier onboarding and master data management, including manual validation processes, fragmented workflows, and limited automated controls, which present risks relating to fraud, duplicate records, and inaccurate supplier data. The proposed solution must enhance supplier identity verification, banking validation, data integrity, and ongoing change controls while ensuring compliance with audit, governance, and regulatory obligations. Objectives of the ITO include: • Strengthen integrity and accuracy of supplier master data • Reduce fraud, error, and duplicate supplier records • Enable robust identity and banking validation • Support accurate and timely supplier payments • Reduce manual processing and improve operational efficiency • Enhance auditability, transparency, and compliance • Align with UniSQ digital transformation and enterprise architecture standards. In Scope: • Supplier onboarding workflows and portal (domestic and international) • Identity verification (e.g. ABN/ASIC, digital identity) • Bank account validation capability • Duplicate detection and data quality controls • Supplier change management workflows • Integration with PeopleSoft and related systems • Reporting, dashboards, and audit trails • Implementation, configuration, training, and support • Optional historical supplier data cleansing Out of Scope: • Replacement of core finance or procurement systems • Non-supplier master data domains (e.g. HR, student data) • Enterprise-wide data remediation programs