… The European Union is based on the rule of law [1] . This means that every action taken by the EU is … the EU and its Member States [2] . Equality between women and men is recognised by the EU as a fundamental … closing gender gaps in the labour market, achieving equal participation across different sectors of the economy, …
… programmes, a Member State may propose that a coefficient of 40 % be assigned to an area of support marked with an ‘*’. … Support for labour mobility 0 %* 142 Measures to promote women’s labour market participation and reduce gender-based segregation in the …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… Dividing contracts into lots can help to ensure the participationof 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 …
… 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 ofWomen, 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 …
… 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 participationof ‘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 …