Supply Lens automates the complete Ocado EDI document cycle — purchase orders received, acknowledgements sent, despatch advice and invoices transmitted to spec. Standard Tradacoms via VAN, with Ocado's location GLN structure and fulfilment compliance requirements handled from day one.
Despite Ocado's reputation as a technology business, its supplier EDI is standard Tradacoms via VAN — the same message types used by traditional grocery retailers. What makes Ocado distinct for suppliers is its Customer Fulfilment Centre model: all stock is received centrally, fulfilment timings are tightly managed, and compliance requirements around booking-in windows and delivery accuracy are enforced closely.
Ocado uses standard Tradacoms message types transmitted via a VAN. No proprietary API or additional technical layer is required. Supply Lens connects via the same VAN infrastructure used for other major UK grocery retailers. The integration pattern is well-established.
All Ocado CFC codes and GLNs are pre-loaded in Supply Lens. Location cross-referencing is triggered automatically during the order workflow. DESADV documents route to the correct Customer Fulfilment Centre without any setup from you.
Ocado manages inbound deliveries to its CFCs through a booking-in system. The DESADV must be transmitted before the delivery slot. Late ASNs cause goods-in delays and compliance flags. Supply Lens fires the DESADV on dispatch confirmation, within the required window.
Your products are imported into Supply Lens once. The workflow then resolves Ocado EANs to your internal item codes on every order. Multipacks, case/unit variants, and promotional configurations are all handled automatically.
Ocado validates invoices against cost prices and shipped quantities. Price and quantity discrepancies trigger a payment hold or deduction. Supply Lens validates invoice values against the originating PO before every INVOIC is transmitted, flagging issues before they reach Ocado's finance team.
Supply Lens handles the full Ocado EDI message set via VAN — inbound and outbound — so no document is ever manually produced, re-keyed, or sent outside the compliance window.
Supply Lens holds Ocado's CFC GLN structure and compliance rules so you don't have to. Your team provides credentials, product mappings, and confirms CFC routing — everything else is handled at the Supply Lens layer.
Your Ocado supplier number, GS1 GLN, and VAN credentials are captured and configured as the inbound/outbound channel.
Your products are imported into Supply Lens. The workflow handles Ocado EAN-to-item-code cross-referencing automatically — multipacks, promotional configurations, and case/unit variants included.
All Ocado CFC codes and GLNs are pre-loaded. The workflow resolves the correct fulfilment centre on every incoming order automatically — no CFC routing setup required from you.
Your ERP or IMS is connected and invoice pre-validation enabled. Orders flow end-to-end — purchase order in, DESADV and INVOIC out — automatically and within Ocado's compliance windows.
Ocado's CFC model means that inbound compliance — DESADV timing, SSCC accuracy, and delivery slot adherence — is tracked closely. Supply Lens handles the scenarios that typically generate compliance flags.
Ocado's CFC goods-in process relies on the DESADV being received before the delivery. Supply Lens fires the DESADV as soon as dispatch is confirmed in your ERP — not when someone remembers to send it. The window is met automatically.
Ocado's automated goods-in systems match physical SSCC labels against the DESADV electronically. Supply Lens generates SSCC references as part of the DESADV and your label print run uses the same reference — they cannot diverge because they come from the same source.
Ocado's supplier-facing EDI is standard Tradacoms via VAN — the same integration pattern used for traditional grocery retailers. The technology Ocado is known for applies to its fulfilment operations, not its supplier trading documents. Supply Lens handles it as a standard EDI pairing.
Unrecognised EANs go to an exception queue immediately — the PO is held, your team is notified with the full Tradacoms context, the mapping is added, and the order is re-triggered. No silent drop, The window is tracked from when the mapping is completed, not when the PO arrived.
Ocado onboarding involves their supplier trading team, VAN credentials, and your product and CFC routing data. Supply Lens manages the VAN connection and configuration — you provide the inputs.
EDI onboarding includes additional steps for VAN routing confirmation and live network testing before go-live.
Supply Lens routes Ocado POs directly into Unleashed, Enterpryze, or other connected ERPs — with the correct item codes, document series, and CFC GLN mapping for each.
VAN connection already in place. We handle the Ocado-specific setup — CFC GLN routing, SSCC configuration, DESADV timing compliance, and invoice pre-validation — from day one.