Israel
The Israeli Mandatory Tender Regulation № 57-1993 is the procurement legal framework that includes the following RBC objectives – additional frameworks apply, depending on the RBC objective:
Environment
Government decision № 1 057 on Green government and its correction, government decision № 5 090, instruct all concerned ministries to consider environmental issues in their procurement procedures.
People with disabilities
The Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law № 5758-199 defines disability. Contracting authorities may not discriminate between bidders based on disability.
Other policy frameworks
The Israeli Public Bodies' Transactions Law № 5736-1976 contains different restrictions related to the following RBC objectives:
Tender phase
Contracting authorities may not discriminate between bidders based on gender, sexual orientation, marital status, among others.
It is forbidden to carry out any type of transaction between a public body and any supplier that has been convicted for violating either the Foreign Workers Law № 5751-1991, or the Minimum Wage Law № 5747-1987, or for not complying with the Equal Rights for People with Disabilities Law № 5758-1998 and the Strengthening the Enforcement of Employment Rights Law № 5772-2012.
Contracting authorities must ensure that all suppliers have a written affidavit stating the compliance with the labour law provisions, such as employee rights.
According to the section Encouragement of Women in Business, contracting authorities can give preference to the supplier who certifies that it is a woman-owned business in a bidding process where the circumstances are otherwise equal between two suppliers.