If you have been selected as a vendor to perform work for a community or region, and you agree to our Vendor Requirements, you can follow the steps below to begin your enrollment as a Bell Partners vendor.
Note: Vendors are not allowed to begin performing work for our communities until all the steps below are complete, as payment may be delayed.
Once you are approved as a vendor, you may begin servicing the property(s) and start submitting invoices. ALL invoices should be submitted electronically through Yardi P2P.
If you are already registered with Yardi VendorShield for another management company, you will still have to complete a separate and specific VendorShield approval process to become a Bell Partners vendor. Bell Partners has specific insurance and risk requirements, including a Vendor Agreement that must be signed, that are designed to protect the interests of our residents, associates, and ownership groups.
Yes. Any vendor who desires to work with Bell Partners must register first and be approved through Yardi VendorShield. Once your VendorShield approval process is complete, you will then be sent an invitation to join Vendor Café for electronic invoice submission and tracking.
There is an annual subscription fee for Yardi VendorShield, currently $89, which covers background screening, insurance verification, and professional license verification in addition to serving as a document clearinghouse for all related and required documentation. This fee is considered a cost of doing business and cannot be billed back to the property(s) being serviced. If you previously paid an annual fee to RealPage Vendor Credentialing, VendorShield will honor that payment and you will not owe another annual fee until one year from your last RealPage payment date.
There are three specific methods for entering invoices electronically into our billing system.
Contact VendorShield Support at VendorShieldSupport@yardi.com or 877-890-8627, or use the live chat available within the VendorShield platform.
On October 15, 2026, all vendors previously credentialed through RealPage will receive an email invitation to transition to Yardi VendorShield. Vendors will have a 45-day grace period, from October 15 through November 30, 2026, during which invoices can still be submitted and paid even if VendorShield documentation has not yet been completed. After November 30, 2026, vendors who have not completed VendorShield compliance will not be able to submit invoices or receive payment until compliance is achieved.
No. There is no charge to use Yardi’s VendorCafé invoicing portal. In addition to being free, VendorCafé offers you visibility into the status of your invoices, meaning you can track your invoices all the way through our approval workflow to payment process.
Yes, properties should always provide vendors with a PO prior to ordering or requesting service, depending on the service that you provide, a PO may be required in order to submit your invoice for payment.
QuickBooks and many other accounting software programs can be configured to upload invoices via a CSV template. Once fully approved as a vendor, you should contact vendorcafe_support@yardi.com for assistance in getting started.
Yes, Bell Partners via the Yardi Marketplace can accept invoicing via EDI. Once fully approved as a vendor, you should contact P2POperations@yardi.com for further details and to begin integration.
Of course. Being a managed catalog supplier means the properties will be able to order products and services from you directly through the Yardi Marketplace system. Once you are fully approved as a Bell Partners vendor, you can reach out to the Yardi Marketplace team to register as a managed catalog vendor, contact P2POperations@yardi.com for more details and guidance.
Feel free to email vendors@bellpartnersinc.com. We check the email box regularly and respond to questions as quickly as possible.
