The digital services companies Atos, Open and Sopra Steria, in a Consortium headed by Atos, 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.
