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… Equality between women and men is recognised by the EU as a fundamental principle, a core value of the EU and a necessary condition for the achievement of … set to support actions to promote women’s labour market participation and work-life balance, invest in care …

… impact assessment are key to the successful development of the use of GRPP. This is important for identifying obstacles to and … for GRPP, and to progressively increase levels of ambition. Effective monitoring and reporting require clear …

… Less formal reporting, for example through the publication of case studies or news items on GRPP, can help to increase … of contracts that include GRPP criteria, the levels of participation of women-owned or -operated businesses in public tendering, or …

… Various strategies for monitoring of public contracts exist, including periodic review … developed by Emakunde (the Basque Institute for Women) and other departments of the Basque Government … of measures to improve work–life balance and women’s participation in the workplace during the performance of a …

… Article 71 of Directive 2014/24/EU aims to ensure visibility and … in public contracts. This can be a way of increasing women’s participation in public contracting, as research shows that a …

… Award criteria determine the outcome of a tender competition and are a key tool for addressing gender issues in the delivery of public contracts. Under the EU procurement directives and … public buyers have the freedom to define a range of qualitative criteria provided that these are linked to the …

… services than to other fields, while contracts in some of these services can be reserved only for social enterprises … structure of the contract (e.g. that health services for women are delivered in a way that meets their needs). As many … under the light regime. Gender differences in terms of participation in sport and youth services may have a profound …

… Dividing contracts into lots can help to ensure the participation of a wide range of bidders, including SMEs and social enterprises, and potentially including more women-led businesses. It can also facilitate the use of a …

… authorities are free to define the subject matter of their tenders. At the pre-tender stage, you should consider how the purchase may affect women and men differently and address this in the subject … build and management of a sports centre promoting equal participation’). Setting the scope. The subject matter of the …

… The purpose of preliminary market consultation is to obtain a clear … whether they are aware of relevant differences between women and men in the context of the contract. In addition, … and size of contracts are appropriate to encourage maximum participation. In some cases, this may involve facilitating …

… Depending on the users/beneficiaries of the procurement, needs assessment may be a strictly … for ensuring that the facility is used equally by women and men, by ensuring that the allocation of space, … equipment, training and time slots encourages equal participation and opportunities for users of all abilities …

… The use of GRPP to address gender equality successfully also depends on the extent of regular and informed collaboration between gender equality … it includes the gender perspective. The Institute of Women, an autonomous body responsible for gender equality, …

… Public procurement and the promotion of gender equality are often seen as two separate issues. … Public spending can have different impacts on women and men so, by using data broken down for women and … who have violated national law can be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure. Technical capacity …

… The purpose of grounds for exclusion is to determine whether an operator … not, for example, make sure that they provide equal pay to women and men for equivalent work have an unfair competitive … sex or equality between women and men can be excluded from participation for a period of 3 years, subject to the …

… selection criteria can contribute to GRPP: taking account of specific skills, experience and technical capacity to … gender aspects of the contract; not erecting barriers to participation of ‘non-traditional’ contractors, which may include SMEs, women-owned businesses and social enterprises . An example of …

… or framework. The questions will help you in the decision of whether or not to divide a contract into lots. Do you have … the contract/framework into lots facilitate greater participation/chances of success by the range of organisations above, including women-owned or operated enterprises? If so, this could be a …

… market consultation. Are there differences in the way women and men will use/benefit from the outcome of the contract? If so, have you consulted users in a way … encouraging consortiums/partnerships)? Can greater participation of women-led businesses be encouraged in the …

… process. It also guides you towards the relevant sections of the toolkit that will help you to identify the most … and the staff who will wear the uniforms. Yes No Will women and men, girls and boys be affected differently by the … a sector with a significant gender gap in terms of pay or participation, you can assume the contract will have gender …

… social or employment-related considerations. Recital 98 of Directive 2014/24/EU states that: Contract performance … of measures for the promotion of equality of women and men at work, the increased participation of women in the labour market and the …

… levels.     The toolkit can also be an important point of reference for other stakeholders such as non-governmental … 10, 19 and 157 of the TFEU call for equality between women and men. Article 8 of the TFEU explicitly requires the … closing gender gaps in the labour market, achieving equal participation across different sectors of the economy, …