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What are purchase order numbers (PO) and funds reservation numbers (FR) and where can I find them?

Under the EPO's purchasing procedures we can only pay supplier invoices/credit notes which contain a valid reference number issued by the EPO ordering department. The types of reference number and their format are shown below.

Purchase order (PO) number

"xxxxxx"

Funds reservation (FR) number

"32xxxxxxxx-xx"


All PO numbers have 6 digits. All FR numbers have 12 digits. Please put a dash prior to the last two digits of the number, as indicated in the box above. 

If you do not have a purchase order (PO) or funds reservation (FR) number, please contact the responsible person who sent you the order for the goods/services. 

You can find the PO number: 

  • in the Purchase Order form on the top right of each page; 
  • in Ivalua, the EPO Procurement portal, by clicking on the “Orders” tab.