About

The PPE Alumni Network is a network former participants of the EU funded Public Procurement Excellence Programme (PPE 2018 - 2023) - a comprehensive training programme for public procurement practitioners. From 2025 onwards they are joined by Alumni from the new 4-year project PPE+ Europe 2024-2028, strategic procurement training for centralised procurement organisations, funded by the European Commission. The objective is continuous cross-border collaboration and knowledge exchange on various aspects of centralised public procurement.
Focus of the community
The purpose of this community is to connect former participants of the different PPE programmes and PPE+ Europe 2024-2028 and consequently safeguard long-lasting exchange and learning among public procurement practitioners. It is intended to increase the profile, influence, impact and reputation of procurement in delivering public objectives.
Latest news

Successful conclusion of the PPE 2022 Programme
On 31 March 2023 the Public Procurement Excellence Programme 2022 came to a successful end with the graduation of all 31 participants.