| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S10S233S30S40S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 0 (none)
'The national government does not have a determined strategy to support social economy in the Netherland'; none was announced: 'none'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 33 (SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures)
The adopted National Plan MVI 2021-2025 (six ministries, Jan 2021) notes that buying from 'maatschappelijke ondernemingen of impact ondernemingen' is increasingly relevant and refers to the City Deal Impact Ondernemen being developed by BZK and the G40, but has no SE chapter or pillar; the Commission notes the government 'does not have a determined strategy to support social economy': 'SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 0 (no adopted instrument)
No SE strategy (S1 = 0): 'no adopted instrument'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 0 (none)
No SE strategy to monitor: 'none'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No SE strategy, hence 'no evidence' of SE participation in one. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I133I2100I367I467 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 33 (SE handled informally or split, no lead named in any official text)
'There is therefore no ministry dedicated to social economy'; four ministries (Economic Affairs, Education, Interior, Social Affairs) shape related policy, and the 2021 City Deal was signed by BZK, EZK and SZW together: 'SE handled informally or split, no lead named in any official text'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
No ministry holds a formal SE mandate (I1 = 33); the government's engagement runs through the City Deal Impact Ondernemen (ministries, provinces, municipalities, impact entrepreneurs, financiers), whose remit covers impact entrepreneurship broadly, in any legal form (financing, advice, education, impact measurement, procurement): 'the social economy / SE broadly'. Medium: a partnership remit, not a statutory mandate. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 67 (set up)
The City Deal Impact Ondernemen (2021; new parties admitted 'via de Stuurgroep', Staatscourant 2024/16956) was extended in 2024 by two years and joined by Zuid-Holland in April 2025; its project leader presented it at the Agenda Stad community-of-practice day of 10 Sep 2024, but no dated 2024-2025 meeting record of its steering group was found: 'set up' (not 'met in 2024-2025 (dated record)'). · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 67 (a standing mechanism, or a one-off coordination body)
Three ministries (BZK, EZK, SZW) sit together in the City Deal's steering group with a coordination team reporting monthly; 2024-2025 meetings after the extension are not documented: 'a standing mechanism in place'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P167P2100P3100P467 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 67 (contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops, WISE, disadvantaged workers; Directive 2014/24 Art. 20) or preferences for cooperatives/SMEs that include SE)
The Aanbestedingswet 2012 (art. 2.82) reserves contracts for social workplaces and enterprises where at least 30% of staff have a distance to the labour market (cabinet letter, 17 May 2019); the implementation of the 2014 directives treated reservation only for sheltered workplaces and integration enterprises, and no Art. 77 reservation was found: 'contracts reservable for a subset'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 100 (national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses or the SE share)
The National Plan MVI 2021-2025 is the national socially responsible procurement plan, with a quantified ambition that central government applies MVI criteria (environmental and social, incl. social return) in about 45 product groups 'vanaf 2020 voor minimaal 50% op niveau significant of ambitieus'; central government has applied social return in suitable tenders (wage component of EUR 250,000+) since 1 July 2011 (Minister of BZK, 3 Jul 2012): 'national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses'. Medium: the 50% target covers MVI criteria as a whole, not social clauses alone. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 100 (national figures for two or more years)
PIANOo's national MVI monitoring (MVI-zelfevaluatietool, mandatory for central government) publishes yearly factsheets; the 2023 factsheet (May 2024) reports social return as the most-requested theme 'net als in de voorgaande jaren', the bouwblokkenmethode used in 207 tenders, and international social conditions at 32% of contract value against 15% in 2022 (a 2022 factsheet was published in May 2023): 'national figures published for two or more years'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 67 (a government training programme or helpdesk documented to cover social clauses or reserved contracts, for contracting authorities or for SEs)
PIANOo, the government procurement expertise centre, runs the MVI criteria tool and MVI helpdesk for contracting authorities, covering social return; no equivalent government service for SEs (Buy Social is run by networks): 'a national (government) ... helpdesk ... for contracting authorities'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D133D233 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 33 (in an official draft pending on 31 Dec 2025, or a non-binding document)
No law or bill: the BVm exists only as a 2021 consultation outline ('aanzet') and no bill was found before parliament. The cabinet letter of 17 May 2019 says 'Voor de definitie van sociale ondernemingen heeft het kabinet tot nu toe aangesloten bij de werkdefinitie die de SER gebruikt', announcing a more uniform definition later; the definition remains the SER advisory council's working definition, not one set in an adopted strategy: 'a non-binding document'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 33 (one)
The SER working definition used by the cabinet makes only two elements imperative (an independent enterprise delivering a product or service that 'primair en expliciet een maatschappelijk doel nastreven'); 'een expliciete beperking van de mogelijkheid om winst uit te keren' and 'expliciete eisen betreffende inclusief bestuur en governance' are 'door de raad aan de visie van de ondernemer overgelaten': 'one' (social aim). · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 0 of 3None. Besloten vennootschap met maatschappelijk doel (BVm) at preliminary-draft stage only (internet consultation 2021) · sources 1 2 3 4L10L20L30L40L50 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 0 (none, announced, or consultation draft)
- L2 · Scope: 0 (none)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 0 (none adopted, or law not in force)
- L4 · Status or register: 0 (foreseen with no entity recognised, or law not in force)
- L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 0 (foreseen, not set up, or law not in force)
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E467E567 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
'The government does not provide dedicated support to social economy entities'; support comes from NGOs and networks (Impact Hub, Social Impact Factory, Ashoka) and an EU-funded social-innovation competence centre: 'project-based only'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
Support comes from NGOs and networks (Impact Hub, Social Club, Social Impact Factory, Ashoka) and from municipalities with their own action plans (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, G40), without a national network of centres: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
'The government does not provide dedicated support to social economy entities'; support is provided by NGOs, networks and municipalities, with no national budget line: 'mainly donor or EU funded' (read as non-state funding). · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
The City Deal Impact Ondernemen support tracks (financing, advice for starting entrepreneurs, impact measurement, procurement) started in 2021 and were extended in 2024 by two years, so about four and a half years to 31 Dec 2025; network programmes are older but undated in the sources opened: 'two to four years' (read as under five). · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 67 (two)
Documented services of the network support are incubation, coaching, training and investor access (Commission page): incubation/acceleration and finance or investment-readiness: 'two'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F133F20F30F40 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 33 (SE mentioned)
The ERDF programme Kansen voor West III 2021-2027 (G4 urban areas) mentions only that 'Uitzondering vormt wellicht het financieringsinstrument voor sociale ondernemers', with no priority or budget; the ESF+ 2021-2027 subsidy regulation does not mention social enterprises: 'SE mentioned'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 0 (none)
No nationally managed EU call naming SE found: the Kansen voor West III opening strategy 2024-2025 contains no call or instrument for social entrepreneurs, and the first ESF+ call targets VSO/PrO pupils via municipalities: 'none'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 0 (none)
With no nationally managed EU call or instrument for SE (F2 = 0), there is no channel; the EU-funded social-innovation competence centre comes from the Commission-managed ESF+ social innovation strand, outside 'EU programmes managed nationally': 'none'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 0 (none)
No SE beneficiaries of nationally managed EU funds reported: 'none'. · source 1
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N133N20N30N40 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 33 (only general SME/employment programmes open to SE)
'There is no dedicated funding strategy for the social economy'; SEs may use general national programmes (Dutch Good Growth Fund, Innovation Credit, SDE), and the cabinet saw 'no need for new financing instruments' (letter of 17 May 2019): 'only general SME/employment programmes open to SE' (author ruling of 3 Nov 2026). · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 0 (none)
N1 = 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 0 (none)
N1 = 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 0 (no evidence)
N1 = 33: 'no evidence, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1
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