Jumpstart Your Efforts to Transform Procurement
Whether your aiming to write a better RFP or decrease cycle times, PEN and its members are here to help.
Read on to learn more about our network.
What We Do
Elevate Procurement as a Strategic Priority
PEN is a free, online community designed to empower public procurement change agents to make operational reforms. We offer virtual trainings, tools, templates, and coaching, while building peer connections for leaders as they launch efforts to make procurement more strategic, fair, and innovative.
In just its first two years, PEN has grown to more than 2,400 members with 800+ governments participating across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
The Procurement Excellence Network Offers
Community of Changemakers: Connect and exchange ideas with 2,400+ innovators at the local, state, and federal level through our Member Directory and Community Conversations Board
Virtual Trainings and Sprints: Attend monthly sessions sharing new tactics to tackle thorny procurement topics and apply for facilitated learning cohorts designed to jumpstart procurement reforms
Procurement Reform Coaching: Receive free one-to-one or small-group support from experienced procurement advisors to help guide you through a procurement challenge or reform
Resources and Publications: Access how-to-guides, case studies, and customizable templates such as an RFP writing guidebook, a contract management plan, and a set of strategies to boost vendor competition
Our History
Scaling Lessons Learned from 200+ Procurement Reform Projects
Our journey began in 2011 at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab, where we set out to transform public procurement. Since then, we’ve worked with hundreds of governments across the country to make their procurement systems more efficient, fair, results-driven, and strategic.
In 2022, we launched the Procurement Excellence Network, putting our tools and strategies in the hands of over 2,400 public servants.
Our Framework for Procurement Excellence
The process is efficient and inviting
It is results-driven, and improves the outcomes of contracted programs, products, and services
The process is fair and transparent
