European Institute for Gender Equality
European Institute for Gender Equality

Gender-responsive Public Procurement

Tool 2: Overview of the legislative, regulatory and policy frameworks relevant for GRPP in the 27 EU Member States

This tool provides you with an overview of the legislative, regulatory and policy frameworks relevant for GRPP that exist in your country.

You can also compare the frameworks that exist in your country with the frameworks from other EU Member States. If you are a policymaker, you can draw inspiration from other EU Member States.

You can also use this tool in combination with Tool 1, ‘Self-assessment questionnaire about the legal, regulatory and policy frameworks’, to determine your level of knowledge about the frameworks that exist in your country.

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Estonia
  • Ireland
  • Greece
  • Spain
  • France
  • Croatia
  • Italy
  • Cyprus
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Hungary
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Austria
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Slovakia
  • Finland
  • Sweden

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Gender mainstreaming law of 12 January 2007, Article 3, paragraph 3: https://igvm-iefh.belgium.be/sites/default/files/downloads/loigm.pdf

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • Sustainability report for 2019 published by FPS Economy: https://economie.fgov.be/fr/publications/rapport-de-durabilite-2019

  • Article 31 of the administration agreement for 2019–2021 published by FPS Economy: https://economie.fgov.be/fr/publications/le-contrat-dadministration

  • Regional level
    Social clauses scheme published by Wallonia: https://marchespublics.wallonie.be/home/pouvoirs-adjudicateurs/passer-un...

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Regional level
    Action plan for equality between men and women for 2020–2022 published by BXL Feminist: https://www.bruxelles.be/plan-egalite-femmes-hommes

  • Regional level
    Circular of 26 November 2020 published by the government of the Brussels-Capital Region: https://www.actiris.brussels/media/jzjdfik1/vade-mecum-clauses-sociales-h-A52D444A.pdf

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • Institute for the Equality of Women and Men: https://igvm-iefh.belgium.be/en
  • Regional level Brussels Pouvoirs locaux: http://pouvoirs-locaux.brussels

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    2018 report on equality between women and men in Bulgaria: https://mlsp.government.bg/uploads/1/blgarsko-zakonodatelstvo/doklad-rav...

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    Act No 1147 on equality between women and men of 3 July 2020: https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2020/1147

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality at federal level
  • Regional level
    Bavaria, ordinance on equal pay for women and men in the awarding of public contracts of 6 December 2019: https://www.stmi.bayern.de/assets/stmi/kub/2019-12-06_-_rundschreiben_an...

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

  • Regional level
    North-Rhine Westphalia, Ordinance No 16/2013 on promoting the reconciliation of work and family life / work–life balance of 31 May 2013 of https://recht.nrw.de/lmi/owa/br_vbl_detail_text?anw_nr=6&vd_id=13865&vd_...

  • Regional level
    Berlin, Ordinance No 19/2011 on the promotion of women and reconciliation of work and family life of 19 July 2011: https://www.berlin.de/sen/frauen/recht/landesgleichstellungsgesetz/fraue...

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Act No 8 on public procurement of 8 July 2020, Articles 2(2), 77(4) and 85: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/505092017003/consolide

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    Act No 21/1998 on employment equality of 18 June 1998: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/enacted/en/html

  • Act No 25/2014 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission of 27 July 2014: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/act/25/enacted/en/html

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • Office for Government Procurement report on incorporating social considerations in public procurement of 2018: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/170d6-information-note-incorporating-s...

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    National strategy for women and girls for 2017–2020: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/a70fc-gender-equality-national-policy-...

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: https://www.ihrec.ie/our-work/public-sector-duty/

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Law No 4412/2016 on public procurement of projects, supplies and services of 8 August 2016, Article 86, paragraph 3, and Article 130, paragraph 3: https://www.eaadhsy.gr/n4412/

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    Law No 4604/2019 on substantial gender equality of 26 March 2019: https://isotita.gr/nomothesia/ethniki-nomothesia/

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Law No 9/2017 on public sector contracts of 8 November 2017: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2017-12902

  • Regional level
    Basque Country, Law No 3/2016 for the inclusion of certain social clauses in public procurement of 7 April 2016, Article 4: https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2016/05/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2016-4172.pdf

  • Regional level
    Navarre, Law No 2/2018 on public procurement of 13 April 2018: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2018-6001&p=20201231&tn=1#a1

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Organic Law No 3/2007 for effective equality between women and men of 23 March 2007, Articles 33 and 34: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2007-6115
  • Regional level
    Basque Country, Act No 4/2005 on equal opportunities between men and women of 18 February 2005, Articles 22(3) and 22(3): https://www.emakunde.euskadi.eus/contenidos/informacion/english_about_us...

  • Regional level
    Castille-La Mancha, Law No 12/2010 on gender equality of 18 November 2010: https://www.boe.es/buscar/pdf/2011/BOE-A-2011-2708-consolidado.pdf

  • Regional level
    Galicia, Act No 2/2015 on equality of 12 February 2015: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=DOG-g-2015-90667

  • Regional level
    Andalusia, Law No 9/2018 on promotion of gender equality of 8 October 2018: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/boja/2018/199/2

  • Regional level
    Cantabria, Law No 2/2019 for effective equality between men and women of 7 March 2019: https://boc.cantabria.es/boces/verAnuncioAction.do?idAnuBlob=336499

  • Provincial level
    Gipuzkoa, Law No 2/2015 on equality of women and men of 16 March 2015: https://www.gipuzkoa.eus/documents/2556071/2587361/c1502351.pdf/

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • Plan to promote socially responsible public procurement of 2019: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2019-7831
  • Regional level
    Basque Country, agreement of the governing council of the Basque government on the incorporation of clauses for equal pay in public procurement of 10 May 2019: https://www.euskadi.eus/bopv2/datos/2019/05/1902185a.pdf

  • Regional level
    Catalonia, guide to gender mainstreaming in public procurement of 2018: https://contractacio.gencat.cat/web/.content/principis/contractacio-estr...

  • Local level
    Zaragoza, instruction relative to the incorporation of social clauses of gender in the contracts of the City Council of Zaragoza: https://www.zaragoza.es/contenidos/normativa/instruccion-igualdad-contra...

  • Local level
    Valencia, responsible public procurement instruction and an inclusive guide to social clauses and the compliance verification system: https://www.valencia.es/documents/20142/44448/20190225%2520INSTRUCCIO%25...

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Plan for gender equality in the General State Administration of 29 December 2020: https://www.boe.es/eli/es/res/2020/12/29/(2)/con
  • Regional level
    Basque Autonomous Community, plan for the equality of women and men of 2018, objective BG.12: https://www.emakunde.euskadi.eus/contenidos/informacion/emakunde7plana/e...

  • Local level
    Gipuzkoa, gender equality action plan for 2020–2023: www.gipuzkoa.es

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • National Institute of Women: https://www.inmujeres.gob.es/home.htm
  • Regional level
    Emakunde – The Basque Institute for Women: https://www.emakunde.euskadi.eus

  • Regional level
    Catalan government: https://govern.cat/gov/

  • Local level
    Zaragoza City Council: https://zaragoza.es/ciudad/

  • Local level
    Barcelona City Council: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/es/

  • Local level
    Gipuzkoa Provincial Council: https://www.gipuzkoa.eus/es/inicio

  • Local level
    Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council: https://www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/we001/was/we001Action.do?accionWe001=fic...

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Public procurement code of 1 April 2019: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/texte_lc/LEGITEXT000037701019/2019-...
  • Possibilities of social clauses on equality between women and men in public procurement: http://www.occitanie.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/clauses_socia...
  • Circular No 5688/SG on the development of daytime cleaning services in state services of 6 November 2013: https://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/dae/doc/cir...

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Law No 2014-873 on real equality of 4 August 2014, Articles 16 and 61: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000029330832?init=true&pa...Ã

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • National action plan for responsible public procurement for 2015–2020: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/Plan_national_d_action_...

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Inter-ministerial plan for gender equality at work for 2016–2020, point 49: https://www.egalite-femmes-hommes.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Pla...

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • High Council for Equality: https://haut-conseil-egalite.gouv.fr

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Only indirectly
    Legislative Decree No 50/2016 of 18 April 2016, Article 30, paragraph 1: https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/atto/serie_generale/caricaDettaglioAtto...

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    Code of equal opportunities between men and women of 11 April 2006, Article 41: https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/dettaglio/codici/pariOpportunita

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Only indirectly
    Law No XII-2767 on equal opportunities for women and men of 8 November 2016, Article 4: https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/d6ed8e50a74a11e68987e8320...

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Impact assessment form for legislative, regulatory and other measures: https://conseil-etat.public.lu/content/dam/conseil_etat/fr/avis/2013/07/...

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • Women Win (NGO): https://womenwinlearninglab.thinkific.com/courses/gender-responsive-proc...

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Act No 65/2018 on public procurement of 18 April 2018, Article 20, paragraph 6, and Article 193, paragraph 6: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Geset...

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Resolution BKA-F140.240/0058-II/1/2011 of the Gender Mainstreaming Council of Ministers of 31 August 2011: https://www.imag-gmb.at/gender-mainstreaming/implementierung-in-oesterre...

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • Gender equality impact-oriented assessment and gender mainstreaming/budgeting strategy implemented by the interministerial working group on gender mainstreaming/budgeting: https://www.oeffentlicherdienst.gv.at/wirkungsorientierte_verwaltung/fol... https://www.imag-gmb.at/gender-budgeting/gleichstellung-und-wirkungsorie...

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • Local level Help desk of the Department for Gender Mainstreaming of the city of Vienna: https://www.wien.gv.at/english/administration/gendermainstreaming/office...

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • National action programme for equal treatment: https://www.gov.pl/web/rownetraktowanie/krajowy-program-dzialan-na-rzecz...

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • Code No 18/2008 on public procurement of 29 January 2008, Article 42, point 6: http://www.base.gov.pt/mediaRep/inci/files/ccp2018/CCP-DL_111-B.pdf

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • National strategy for equality and non-discrimination for 2018–2030, strategic objective 1: https://dre.pt/web/guest/home/-/dre/115360036/details/maximized

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • No reference to GRPP

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • No support structures exist to promote GRPP

Public procurement law explicitly mentions gender equality as objective

  • No reference to gender equality

(Gender) equality law explicitly mentions public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Public procurement strategies promote SRPP and GRPP

  • Socially sustainable procurement strategy of the National Agency for Public Procurement, objective 7: https://www.upphandlingsmyndigheten.se/forbered-organisationen/nationell...

Gender equality action plans mention public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality

  • No reference to GRPP

Existence of support structures or entities providing capacity building to promote GRPP

  • National Agency for Public Procurement: https://www.upphandlingsmyndigheten.se/en
  • Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions: https://skr.se/skr/tjanster/englishpages.411.html