EIGE

Existence of legislative and/or policy frameworks in the area of public procurement related to GRPP genmain_eqpol_grpp_legpol__grpp_pp_legpol

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Yes/No (comparable)
Description:

This indicator aims to assess whether the EU or Member States have implemented any legislative and/or policy frameworks in the area of public procurement related to GRPP.

EIGE identified any laws, policy initiatives, and/or regulatory measures enacted at the EU and national levels in the area of public procurement with relevance to gender equality/gender mainstreaming.

GRPP can be described as a type of socially responsible public procurement (SRPP). While GRPP focuses specifically on promoting gender equality, SRPP focuses more broadly on achieving positive social outcomes through public contracts. To populate this indicator, EIGE only considered laws/policies that explicitly mentioned gender and/or gender equality. Broad measures relating to the promotion of socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) were excluded from consideration.

After identifying laws/policies that are relevant under this indicator, EIGE then assessed whether the law/policy relates to the pre-tendering, tendering, and post-tendering stages of the procurement process.

  • The pre-tendering stage of the procurement cycle refers to the preparatory activities undertaken by contracting authorities prior to launching a tender. GRPP measures can be incorporated early on to ensure that a gender-perspective is proactively considered at each stage of the procurement cycle. As highlighted in EIGE’s GRPP toolkit, relevant measures under this stage could include preliminary market consultations, measures to define the subject matter, measures to choose the procedure, and the preparation of tender documents.
  • The tendering stage of the procurement cycle refers to the activities undertaken by contracting authorities in the process from definition of the scope and terms of a call for tender to the final award of the contract. During this period, contracting authorities may implement GRPP related criteria to ensure that the process promotes gender mainstreaming. As highlighted in EIGE’s GRPP toolkit, relevant measures under this stage could cover exclusion grounds, selection criteria, technical specifications, award criteria, and the request of labels/certifications by contracting authorities.
  • The post-tendering stage of the procurement cycle refers to the activities undertaken by contracting authorities after the award of a contract to ensure that the performance of the successful bidder complies with the conditions set out in the tender specifications and/or the final contract. As highlighted in EIGE’s GRPP toolkit, relevant measures under this stage could relate to contract performance conditions for GRPP in the areas of subcontracting, monitoring and reporting, and enforcement.

Country state specific notes:

  • IT: The legislative/policy framework identified in this country has been adopted under the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).
  • LT: The legislative/policy framework identified in this country will enter into force in 2023.

The findings presented for Member States are based on a combination of desk research, and interviews with public procurement authorities (except in Czech Republic and Luxembourg where no interviews were possible). The data collected for Austria, Lithuania, Portugal and Romania also incorporates information from an interview with a gender equality body.

Mapping tables:

For more information on how this data was collected by EIGE, please see the methodological report

EU27_2020
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES
FR
HR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
all
preten
ten
postten
EU27_2020
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
BE
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
BG
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
CZ
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
DK
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
DE
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
EE
Yes
No
Yes
No
IE
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
EL
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
ES
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
FR
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
HR
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
IT
Yes(i)
Yes
Yes
Yes
CY
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
LV
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
LT
Yes(i)
No
Yes
No
LU
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
HU
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
MT
Yes
No
Yes
No
NL
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
AT
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PL
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
PT
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
RO
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
SI
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
SK
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
FI
No
(z)
(z)
(z)
SE
No
(z)
(z)
(z)

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable