Yesterday marked the official start of our training journey, and what an inspiring beginning it was! Bundesbeschaffung GmbH, ICLEI Europe, and EY Romania kicked off with a dynamic and engaging agenda at our Vienna venue, Quartier Sechs.

🚨 Only 5 days left to apply! 🚨 Join the PPE+ Europe training programme and boost your strategic procurement skills through expert-led sessions in Vienna, Brussels, and online. Apply by 30 May 2025 to be part of this exclusive opportunity!

Public procurement has the potential to advance social policies and provide transformative societal benefits, such as social inclusion, gender equality and decent working conditions. However it can be a challenge to measure the impact of Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP). 

The online info session, happening the 12th of May from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CEST, will provide general information about the training programmes to potential applicants, as well as a Q&A session where interested parties will be able to address any doubts and questions.

After the successful implementation of the first round of PPE+ Europe 2024, applications are now open for the second round of the training programme for public procurers, PPE+ Europe 2025.

The PPE+ Europe 2024 training programme concluded on a high note, featuring sessions on critical procurement topics and a heartfelt graduation ceremony. Participants gained valuable insights into negotiations, anti-corruption, market engagement, and more. The 2025 programme opens soon - stay tuned!

Uwe Flach, representing the Austrian Public Procurement Agency BBG, presented the EU-funded PPE+ Europe 2024-2028 training programme as part of a presentation to the SME Assembly - European Commission in Budapest, Hungary.

The first onsite block of the PPE+ Europe 2024 training programme has been carried out in the headquarters of BBG in Vienna, Austria. After attending the kick-off on the 4th of November, the participants embarked on a two weeks onsite training, participating in a total of twelve modules. 

PPE+ Europe 2024 kicked off its first of four Strategic Procurement Trainings on 4 November 2024 in Vienna (Austria). This inaugural event brought together procurement professionals from various European countries, setting an engaging and collaborative tone for the entire programme.