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News article6 June 2024

Coming soon! New SME friendly strategic procurement training for central purchasing bodies

New SME friendly strategic procurement training for central purchasing bodies

In an evolution of the ‘Public Procurement Excellence’ training programme carried out in recent years and funded by the European Union’s COSME programme, the European Commission will soon be launching PPE+ Europe, a new training programme for professionals working in central purchasing bodies (CPBs) across Europe.


First launched in 2018, the former PPE trained almost 100 public procurement professionals and will be extending its reach and scope over the next 4 years to train 4 new cohorts and provide direct support services to CPBs.

Over the summer the call for applications will be launched, giving you the opportunity to register to apply to be part of this impactful training programme. We will provide more information on this in the coming weeks via the Public Buyers Community Platform and other channels.

You can read more about the previous iteration of the PPE training programme here, or like and follow the LinkedIn page where you will also receive information about the new programme.