The Atos, Open and Sopra Steria Consortium selected by UGAP to
support the digital transformation of public services
Press release
The Atos, Open and Sopra Steria
Consortium selected by UGAP to support the digital transformation
of public services
The Consortium's project management assistance
and third-party application maintenance services fulfill the
complete requirements for customers of France’s leading public
procurement agency.
Paris, France – March 6, 2024 –
The digital services companies Atos, Open and Sopra Steria, in a
Consortium headed by Atos, today announce that they have been
selected by the Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics (UGAP) to
supply project management assistance (AMOE) and third-party
application maintenance (TMA) services, in response to
UGAP's new IT Intellectual Services (PII)
contract.
The Consortium, whose previous co-owners were
Atos and Open, has been strengthened by the addition of Sopra
Steria and is based on strong business and technological expertise
as well as extensive national coverage which includes French
overseas territories. The Consortium's UGAP Central Unit embodies
the joint governance set-up by Atos, Open and Sopra Steria in order
to guarantee the proper execution of services, capitalize on
knowledge and maximize responsiveness.
UGAP's customers – local authorities, health
stakeholders, public institutions, ministries, funds and companies
including private establishments with a public mission – can rely
on the Group for the implementation of application development and
maintenance services covered by the contract.
The services offered by the Consortium are
designed to meet the diverse needs of public
service organizations, taking into consideration the
maturity and strategic priorities of
each. It meets the modernization and digital
transformation objectives of public stakeholders whose
public service mission includes supporting environmental
and societal transitions.
New digital sustainability services are also
being offered, such as quantifying the environmental impact of a
project, implementing CSR indicators, or the analysis and
improvement of existing application assets by measuring the carbon
footprint of the applications developed and maintained.
The complementary skills and production
resources of the three co-contractors enable them to
deliver the same quality of local service to all major clients and
small local authorities throughout France. The Consortium employs
more than 20,000 experts in integration, digital
transformation and application maintenance, operating from
more than 100 industrialized shared service
centers with high levels of automation and consistent
project execution, complemented by a network of regional
agencies.
The Consortium has established a unique
partnership ecosystem of around 220 subcontractor companies,
including more than 180 very small enterprises (VSEs), small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups. This regional digital
network for public customers is completed by the expert know-how
concentrated in 10 Atos Inno'Labs, facilities
dedicated to co-innovation in partnership with universities and
national research centers.
"UGAP embodies responsible public procurement.
By pooling our expertise and means of production, we have jointly
developed a range of services that reflects this commitment. No
matter what the business and digital transformation objectives of
UGAP’s customers are, our priority is to demonstrate the
operational performance of this market through the quality of
service provided, reinforcing UGAP’s strategic role in digitalizing
France’s territories" said Raoul Roth, CEO, Atos France,
Frédéric Sebag, President, Open and Grégory Wintrebert, CEO, Sopra
Steria France.
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About UGAP
As the first public purchasing agency in France,
UGAP acts for public procurement. For more than 50 years, it has
been supporting public players with fair purchasing in support of a
competitive and sustainable economy. The agency offers
high-performance solutions and services directly accessible by
local authorities, government services, hospitals and the
medico-social sector. The tendering procedures are carried out by
UGAP experts who also ensure the entire commercial relationship,
from the request for quotation to delivery, including invoicing and
the management of potential disputes.
As a key player in the implementation of
responsible purchasing policies, UGAP stands out for its objective
and measurable CSR commitment. It has set out a roadmap until 2025
to keep on progressing. Thus, 96.7% of its contracts include an
environmental provision and 52.9% a social provision. 65% of its
suppliers are SMEs, and 97% of contract holders are located in
France. The public procurement agency has been holding the
"Supplier Relations and Responsible Purchasing" label since
2013.
In 2023, its overall activity amounted to €6.67
billion excluding VAT.
About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital
transformation with 95,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €11
billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and
high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end
solutions for all industries in 69 countries. A pioneer in
decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a
secure and decarbonized digital for its clients Atos is a SE
(Societas Europaea), listed on Euronext Paris.
The purpose of Atos is to help design the future
of the information space. Its expertise and services support the
development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural
approach and contribute to the development of scientific and
technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its
customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live,
work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information
space.
About Open
With 4,000 employees and a turnover of €420
million in 2023, Open is positioned as the trusted partner of large
French public and private companies, committed to their IT and
digital transformation. The company operates mainly in France and
internationally in Luxembourg and Romania. Its mission: to advise
its clients in their transformation trajectory, to design, build
and operate agile, resilient and secure information systems and to
provide innovative software solutions in SaaS mode, based on its
three areas of expertise: technological, industrial and
sectoral.
Open's raison d'être is part of a logic for the
future "To make digital technology the vector for the
transformation of a more human and sustainable world" in line with
its corporate values: Agility, Responsibility, Commitment. To learn
more about Open: www.open.global
About Sopra Steria
Sopra Steria, a major Tech player in Europe with
56,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognized for its
consulting, digital services and software development. It helps its
clients drive their digital transformation and obtain tangible and
sustainable benefits. The Group provides end-to-end solutions to
make large companies and organizations more competitive by
combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors
and innovative technologies with a fully collaborative approach.
Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and
is committed to putting digital to work for its clients in order to
build a positive future for all. In 2023, the Group generated
revenues of €5.8 billion.
The world is how we shape
it
Sopra Steria (SOP) is listed on Euronext Paris
(Compartment A) – ISIN: FR0000050809 For more information, visit us
at www.soprasteria.com
Press contact
Isabelle Grangé - France |
isabelle.grange@atos.net | +33 (0) 6 64 56 74 88
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