CBRE has one open door for a company that wants to become a supplier: the Register Your Interest form on its Procurement Advantage page (cbre.com/about-us/supply-chain). It puts your company in a database CBRE staff can search. Everything after that, including CBRE's onboarding systems Supplier Shield and mySupplier, starts only when someone at CBRE invites you for a specific opportunity.
If your business is a facilities trade that CBRE's network covers (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, handyman, doors, glass, landscaping, snow and ice, parking lot maintenance, emergency response), there is a second open door: the CBRE Provider Network, which you can apply to directly.
Which CBRE system is which
CBRE runs several supplier platforms, and most of what you will read about them assumes you have already been invited.
| System | What it does | Can you start it yourself? |
|---|---|---|
| Register Your Interest form | Makes your company visible to CBRE buyers | Yes |
| CBRE Provider Network | Network of facility service providers dispatched on work orders | Yes, by application |
| Supplier Shield (on Coupa) | Onboarding, risk assessment and monitoring | No. Invitation for a specific opportunity |
| mySupplier | Onboarding and compliance; flags Preferred Supplier Program candidates | No. Your CBRE contact must invite and approve you |
| mySource | Invitational e-sourcing, RFPs and contracting | No. Invitational |
| myBuy | Purchase orders, invoicing and payment | After onboarding |
Step 1: register your interest
The form opens under the heading "Welcome to the CBRE Supplier Portal." CBRE says it is "interested in working with suppliers of all sizes and backgrounds" and "particularly" encourages diverse suppliers, small and medium enterprises and sustainable enterprises to register. It asks for:
- your full legal company name and any trading name;
- your region (the Americas is one option);
- a short overview of what sets you apart (five lines at most);
- a primary and a secondary contact;
- the materials or services you provide;
- sustainability questions: whether you have a net zero commitment, whether you disclose through CDP or the Science Based Targets initiative, and whether you offer certified sustainable products;
- any real or perceived conflict of interest with CBRE, its clients or their employees.
CBRE spells out two limits on the form itself. Registering "does not guarantee that your company will become a supplier to CBRE," and the portal "is separate from the onboarding and screening process." The help address printed on the form, Procurement_APAC_EA_PaaS@cbre.com, appears to be an Asia Pacific procurement mailbox, so a U.S. company with a question may get a faster answer from a CBRE contact it already knows.
Use the five-line overview the way a buyer will read it: what you do, where, for which kinds of property, and your certification if you hold one.
Step 2, if invited: Supplier Shield onboarding
CBRE's Supplier Shield training page describes what happens after an invitation:
- The CBRE employee who invited you becomes your point of contact for the whole registration.
- You receive an email from Coupa, on CBRE's behalf, to register in the Coupa Supplier Portal and complete CBRE's forms. CBRE says this takes about 15 minutes and includes verifying your identity and bank details through DIRO.
- CBRE completes its due diligence: the DIRO checks, an initial screening through Moody's and a duplicate-supplier check. You are then set up as a vendor in CBRE's finance and work order systems.
- A second Coupa email starts the risk assessment, which CBRE says must be completed within 60 days of onboarding.
- Most suppliers then go through due diligence with GRMS, CBRE's risk partner, which CBRE says has been acquired by Achilles, with no change to current workflows for now. GRMS verifies your health and safety framework, insurance, supplier diversity certification and business continuity plans.
Two documents on that page deserve a read before you accept an invitation: CBRE's Supplier Shield Insurance Requirements and its Supplier Shield Risk Assessment Fees. We did not read the fee schedule's amounts, so we state none, but the existence of a fee is worth knowing up front. Questions go to SupplierRisk@cbre.com, staffed 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. U.S. Central.
Note the fourth item GRMS checks. Your supplier diversity certification is verified during CBRE's risk assessment, so a current certificate is part of the file, not just a line in your pitch. If you need one, see our MBE certification guide or, for cleaning firms, the janitorial MBE guide.
mySupplier and mySource
If your CBRE contact uses mySupplier instead, CBRE says you must first be invited and approved by that contact, then receive an email with log-in instructions. Registration "will take around 1 hour," and CBRE recommends preparing all supporting documents before you begin. Depending on your answers, CBRE may refer you to Avetta, Achilles or EcoVadis for a deeper assessment.
mySource is where CBRE runs invitational e-sourcing bids. CBRE says participation is required for RFPs, contracting and supplier self-evaluation.
The CBRE Provider Network, for facilities trades
CBRE describes its Provider Network as more than 25,000 service providers in the U.S. and Canada serving more than 120,000 client locations in interior and exterior trades. Providers receive work orders dispatched through CBRE's fmPilot software, with 24/7/365 support from U.S.-based centers. CBRE lists "reliable payments and accelerated options" among the benefits; it does not publish the terms on that page, so ask before you rely on them for cash flow. Our working capital guide covers how small trade firms bridge the wait for payment.
To apply, use the form on CBRE's Provider Network page, which asks about your company and the services you offer.
What CBRE does not publish
CBRE's supply chain pages do not name a supplier diversity contact, list the certifications it accepts, or show a current small and diverse spend figure (the page carries a label for one, but no number appeared when we read it). We state none of those.
For the wider facilities and property market, see our facilities, janitorial and maintenance supplier guide and the real estate development guide.
Your next step: submit CBRE's Register Your Interest form with a five-line overview and your certification, and if you are a facilities trade, apply to the CBRE Provider Network the same day.
Sources
Checked November 6, 2026, on cbre.com: CBRE's Procurement Advantage (about-us/supply-chain) and its Register Your Interest form; Suppliers Supply Chain Technologies and Registration; Supplier Shield Training Portal; CBRE Provider Network.
