… Various strategies for monitoring of public contracts exist, including periodic review meetings, … and third-party audits. Monitoring may be carried out by the contractor itself (including in relation to any of its subcontractors) or thepublic body or, in some cases, third-party audits or …
… and accountability within subcontracting arrangements in public contracts. Depending on the subject matter of the contract, supply chains may stretch … for small and/or social enterprises to participate in public contracts. This can be a way of increasing women’s …
… 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 financial regulation, public buyers have the freedom to define a range of …
… ‘Reserving’ a contract means that only businesses that meet the relevant conditions can bid for that particular contract. This does not mean that public authorities can favour these businesses generally or … one operator. Under EU procurement law, reservations in public procurement do not explicitly relate to women-owned or …
… Directive 2014/24/EU defines six separate procedures for the award of contracts: open procedure restricted procedure … and testing of a new product or service to meet public sector needs. The contracting authority can then … services, infrastructure or technology to meet public needs. On the choice of procedure A contracting …
… The purpose of preliminary market consultation is to obtain a … or organisations, such as NGOs, social partners, other public sector bodies and experts. For GRPP, for example, you … or those with less experience in responding to public tenders, you may need to allow time for one-on-one or …
… Depending on the users/beneficiaries of the procurement, needs assessment … or a website/application is made accessible to thepublic). Needs assessment may be undertaken either formally … of the contract. Examples of needs assessment in public procurement procedures In France , the department of …
… The use of GRPP to address gender equality successfully also … involves gender equality bodies when initiating thepublic procurement cycle. Likewise, gender equality bodies reach out to thepublic authorities with their knowledge and advice about …
… and strategies on GRPP are important tools to promote such public procurement and thus help to advance gender equality, … gender equality, as well as mentoring/cooperation between public and third sector bodies (e.g. institutes, universities … on gender issues). Capacity building, most often in the form of training, is best directed at people and …
… A further aspect of GRPP is the extent to which national gender equality action plans refer to public procurement as a tool to promote gender equality. This … gender equality action plans or strategies identify public procurement or GRPP as a tool to promote gender …
… GRPP is often subsumed under socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) strategies without being specifically referred to. However, when public procurement strategies include specific gender equality objectives, preferably at all stages of the procurement cycle, GRPP implementation does increase. …
… Public procurement and the promotion of gender equality are often seen as two … no reference to GRPP. Laws that specifically mention the use of GRPP as a tool to promote gender equality not only … all-important and natural link between gender equality and public procurement. Spanish public sector law: The best …
… The purpose of grounds for exclusion is to determine whether … environmental, social and labour law in the performance of public contracts. Article 18(2) refers to obligations … far-reaching in its drafting, there is limited evidence of public bodies relying on this provision to enforce gender …
… qualifications. Selection criteria should be tailored to the specific contract and should be proportionate to the requirements. However, many authorities apply a generic … or -operated businesses successfully competing for public contracts. Footnotes [1] For more information, see the …
… Technical specifications set the mandatory requirements for the goods, services or works being purchased. They may be … they may use some combination of these approaches. Under the 2014 procurement directives, there is no explicit …
… equality and gender mainstreaming to apply GRPP from the perspective of service providers. It offers guiding questions that can help you to improve the working conditions of the workforce employed during the … suppliers of goods and services [1] . For example, the EU public procurement framework (as set out in Articles 74–77 of …
… equality and gender mainstreaming to apply GRPP under the light regime and to design healthcare and social care … perspective when designing a tendering procedure for the provision of social and health services. If you are a … criteria or indicators for the evaluation of thepublic procurement from a gender perspective. Gender equality …