ProcurCompEU – the European competency framework for public procurement professionals

ProcurComp^EU is a tool designed by the European Commission to support the professionalisation of public procurement. By defining 30 key competences, it provides a common reference for public procurement professionals in the European Union and beyond. It recognizes and supports public procurement as a strategic function that delivers public investment for sustainable growth.

ProcurComp^EU helps organisations to build the teams of professionals they need to reach their strategic investment goals and to encourage careers in procurement. It helps individual public procurement professionals valorise their competences, and facilitates training and professional development. It also helps training providers to build the appropriate training programmes.

ProcurCompEU

The ProcurComp^EU main document includes

• an overview of ProcurComp^EU and its use cases
• a competency matrix which outlines the 30 competences and skills public procurement professionals should have depending on the role they perform
• a self-assessment tool which public procurement professionals and organisations can use to assess their levels of proficiency and organisational maturity in the competences identified in the competency matrix
• a generic training curriculum that shows how public administrations can upskill their procurement professionals

ProcurCompEU toolbox

The ProcurComp^EU toolbox contains the files and supporting tools necessary to implement the ProcurComp^EU framework

• the self-assessment user guide which provides practical guidelines on the performance of a self-assessment
• the EUSurvey template questionnaire
• the results calculation spreadsheet

An online demonstration version of the questionnaire is available. 

ProcurCompEU on the ground

A study on professionalisation of public procurement in the EU and beyond provides an overview of professionalisation policies in public procurement related to competency-based human resource management in EU countries and selected non-EU countries.

Reports from implementation case studies

Contact the ProcurCompEU team

For enquiries related to any of the material here, please contact GROW-PP-PROFESSIONALISATIONec [dot] europa [dot] eu (GROW-PP-PROFESSIONALISATION[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)