Peppol and the Peppol Network for Healthcare

Requirements for Suppliers and Providers

Requirements for Suppliers

To enable the compliant exchange of transactions over the Peppol eDelivery Network, suppliers to the NHS in England must have assigned GS1 Global Location Numbers (GLNs) to their organisation (Legal entity used for their Peppol ID) and significant locations.

Suppliers must also be capable of receiving purchase orders, acknowledging purchase order receipt using order responses, and sending invoices, all carrying GS1 GLNs and, where available, Global Trade Identification Numbers (GTINs).

Requirements for Providers

All NHS England providers must have assigned and communicated their Level 1 Global Location Number (GLN used for their Peppol ID) and all relevant ‘Ship To’ and ‘Invoice To’ GLNs. Adoption of GLNs is required so that suppliers can reliably identify their trading partners’ locations.

Providers must also be capable of sending purchase orders and receiving order responses and invoices.

In England, GS1 is working with providers to help set up GLNs. You can find out more in this GS1 guide:

How to… Create and use Global Location Numbers (GLNs)

Why choose GHX as your Peppol Service Provider?

Experience you
can trust

Peppol experience you can trust

As a leading provider of healthcare supply chain solutions for over 20 years, we’ve made it our business to provide our customers with compliant, efficient and reliable exchange services.

We’re trusted by some of the biggest names in healthcare and facilitate the exchange of over 100,000 orders and invoices every day.

Patient safety is paramount, and we help support this by ensuring hospitals consistently receive the right product, in the right place, at the right time.

Standard for supply
chain services

Peppol standard for supply chain services

We don’t settle for second-rate service and we don’t expect our customers to either.

Our own high standards for providing consistent, compliant supply chain services directly align with the DHSC’s mandated requirements for the adoption of Peppol in England.

Find out how we’re supporting the DHSC mandate for Peppol in England.

Technology that keeps
you connected

Peppol technology that keeps you connected

Technology is at the heart of GHX and we’ve invested significantly in our platform to enable Peppol connectivity and maximise the use of our customers’ existing connections.

GHX is an established Peppol-certified service provider, enabling the efficient transfer of electronic transactions across the Peppol eDelivery Network via our Exchange.

We also hold AS4 certification, which means GHX meets the latest industry standard for secure online messaging and communication across the Peppol network.

Our Solutions for Healthcare Providers


Order Management

The foundation for supply chain automation and data accuracy provided by GHX Exchange Services.

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Procurement

Get an online shopping platform with efficient workflow and approval processes with GHX Procure.

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Inventory Management

Increase visibility of stock and reduce risk of over ordering with GHX Procure Inventory Manager.

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Master Data Management

Access clean and accurate item and pricing data from over 800 supplier-managed catalogues.

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Our Solutions for Healthcare Suppliers


Order-to-Cash Automation

Intelligently automate the validation and correction of every order type, every channel, every time.

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e-Invoicing

Cut through the complexity and make delivery and payment of electronic invoices simpler and faster.

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Product Information Management

Increase supply chain efficiency with clean, up-to-date and accurate product information.

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Consulting Services

Leverage our healthcare expertise in procurement best practice and supply chain optimisation.

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