Legal representation in Public & Private Procurement

Basic principles governing public procurement contracts require that they should always be awarded in observance of the principles of equality and non-discrimination, transparency, competition and a flat-rate basis.

Public procurement has a great potential to promote gender equality. Whenever possible, it is important to incorporate gender equality in the subject of the contract itself. This will allow the incorporation of gender equality clauses requiring gender technical competence to the awarding entities, as well as the inclusion of gender criteria for the evaluation of the submitted proposals and for further implementation.

However, this is not always easy or possible. Therefore, it is important that gender equality clauses are incorporated into the conditions for implementation of the contract. This would affect any contract and would ensure that public procurement becomes an instrument for gender equality.