2025/OO/648 - 1
About This Opportunity
TranslatedThis tender concerns the next Management Agreement (2026-2030) for VRT, the Flemish public broadcaster, focusing on its diversity policy. Similar to the previous agreement (2021-2025) with the Flemish government, the new agreement will mandate diversity targets for VRT's television content. Historically, VRT has set numerical targets for the representation of women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds ('Nieuwe Vlamingen') on its television programming. These targets are expected to continue in the upcoming management agreement. The current agreement (2021-2025) includes specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for diversity in video content, excluding program acquisitions. These KPIs aim to increase the representation of women from 40% to 48% by 2025, individuals with foreign origins from 7.5% to 9.5% by 2025, and persons with disabilities from 1.5% to 2% by 2025. VRT has been monitoring the diversity of its on-screen talent since 2004, initially in-house and since 2007 through external partners. The methodology for this monitoring has evolved over time to meet changing needs and legal requirements, with a significant update in 2012 to align with the then-new management agreement. An annual measurement contract was established in late 2012, covering the period from 2013 until the end of the then-current management agreement. This tender likely seeks a new external partner to continue and potentially refine this crucial diversity monitoring service for the 2026-2030 period.
This is a services contract in the media and communication, Monitoring Evaluation and general supplies sectors. Located in Belgium, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.
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Description
Auto-translated from DutchAs in the previous Management Agreement (2021-2025) with the Flemish government, the next Management Agreement (2026-2030) will also focus on VRT's diversity policy. In the past, VRT worked with target figures regarding the presence of women, people with disabilities, and New Flemish people on VRT television. It is expected that such target figures will also be imposed in the next Management Agreement. In the BHO 2021-2025, the following diversity performance indicators were included: KPI 10. VRT strives for diversity in its visual content in all internally and externally produced video offerings, excluding program purchases (where diversity is also a focus): - Gender: from 40% women to 48% in 2025, - Origin: from 7.5% people of foreign origin17 to 9.5% in 2025, - Disability: from 1.5% to 2% in 2025. VRT has been monitoring the diversity of its screen actors on a regular basis since 2004. Initially, this research was carried out by VRT's own Study Department, and since 2007 it has been outsourced to an external partner. The methodology has been adapted several times over the years based on changing needs and legal provisions. The last major change occurred in 2012 when the methodology was adapted to the then new management agreement. At the end of 2012, an agreement was concluded for an annual measurement from 2013 until the end of the then current management agreement. For the period of the current Management Agreement (2021-2025), an agreement has been concluded again. This agreement expires at the end of this year. This assignment proposes a new agreement that runs for one year (2026), and can then be optionally extended up to 4 times for one year, with a maximum of 5 years spread over the term of the management agreement until 2030.
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU) and was originally published on December 10, 2025. Last refreshed 60 days ago. Original language: Dutch. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About De Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep
De Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep has issued 53 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 5 currently open and 37 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, General Supplies & Services, and Architecture & Engineering Services. All notices are published for Belgium. Notices are distributed via Belgium e-Procurement and TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (EU). Most recent publication: October 7, 2026.
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Universiteit Antwerpen was awarded the contract for €700,000. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.
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