Verification you can point at, not a badge you have to believe
Every company, representative and procurement mandate on GoBiddo is verified separately and displayed separately. This page explains exactly what is checked, by whom, and what to do when something looks wrong.
Three independent checks
A registered company does not mean every employee can award contracts. We separate the entity, the person and the mandate.
Company Verification
The entity exists, is registered and is in good standing in its jurisdiction.
Representative Verification
The person is who they claim to be and genuinely works at the company.
Authority Verification
The person is authorised to make or manage procurement decisions.
Verification levels
Company Verified
Legal existence and active registration confirmed with an official registry.
- Registry match
- Active status
- Registered address
Business Verified
Company plus verified domain and a verified representative identity.
- Company Verified
- Domain control
- Representative ID
Authorised Buyer
Representative's authority to publish, evaluate and award procurement is proven.
- Business Verified
- Authority letter
- Permission mapping
Trusted Business
Transaction history, ratings, payment behaviour and enhanced risk checks cleared.
- Authorised Buyer
- Completed contracts
- Risk & sanctions clear
Authority verification
Buyers must prove that the person running a procurement is mandated to do so.
Authority letter
A signed mandate from a company officer naming the representative and their procurement limits.
Officer cross-check
Directors and officers matched against the registry filing for the company.
Domain-bound identity
Corporate email and DNS control tie the representative to the verified entity.
Permission mapping
Create, invite, evaluate, award, contract and pay are granted individually.
Spend thresholds
Award value ceilings with maker-checker approval above the threshold.
Re-verification
Authority expires and is re-confirmed periodically or on role change.
Jurisdiction coverage
Verification is driven by a jurisdiction registry — adding a market is configuration.
United States
Secretary of State / EIN
United Kingdom
Companies House
Germany
Handelsregister
Netherlands
KVK
United Arab Emirates
DED / Free Zone Authority
Singapore
ACRA
India
MCA
Japan
National Tax Agency
Brazil
Receita Federal
Australia
ASIC
KYB / KYC integration
Provider slots below are integration placeholders — each step is wired to a pluggable provider so a market can use a local registry, a global KYB vendor, or both.
| Step | Check | What is validated | Provider slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| KYB-01 | Entity lookup | Registry name, number, status, incorporation date and registered address. | Registry / KYB provider |
| KYB-02 | Ownership & UBO | Shareholding structure and ultimate beneficial owners above threshold. | KYB provider |
| KYB-03 | Tax identifier | VAT / GST / EIN / TRN validated against the jurisdiction format and issuer. | Tax authority API |
| KYC-01 | Representative identity | Government ID capture with document authenticity checks. | KYC provider |
| KYC-02 | Liveness & match | Biometric liveness compared against the submitted identity document. | KYC provider |
| SCR-01 | Sanctions & PEP | Continuous screening of entity, officers and UBOs against global watchlists. | Screening provider |
Government registries
Direct lookups against Companies House, ACRA, KVK, MCA, ASIC and more.
KYB providers
Automated entity, UBO and corporate-structure checks.
KYC / identity
Document plus biometric liveness for company representatives.
Sanctions & PEP
Screening against global watchlists, refreshed continuously.
Domain control
Corporate email and DNS proof that ties a person to a company.
Credit & risk
Financial health, litigation and payment-behaviour signals.
Risk flags
Flags are visible to compliance reviewers and, where relevant, to counterparties on the profile.
Unverified authority
Procurement published by a representative without a confirmed mandate.
Sanctions or PEP hit
Entity, officer or UBO matched on a watchlist — account suspended pending review.
Duplicate entity
Same registration number or address registered under multiple accounts.
Bid anomaly
Pricing far outside the distribution for the category and jurisdiction.
Off-platform solicitation
Attempts to move negotiation or payment outside the audited workflow.
Expired documents
Licence, certification or insurance past its validity date.
Delivery underperformance
Repeated milestone slippage across completed contracts.
Disputes & reporting
Contract disputes are raised from the contract record so the milestone history, documents and audit log travel with the case. Integrity concerns about a company or a listing can be reported here at any time, including anonymously.