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# UGAP picks Atos, Open and Thales consortium for French public sector cloud framework
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-15-ugap-atos-open-thales-cloud-sovereignty/
- Published: 2026-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:55:10.000Z
- Description: UGAP, France's central public purchasing body, selected the Atos, Open and Thales consortium for four year PEC cloud and EIR IT/network framework contracts covering French ministries, local authorities and health bodies, citing digital sovereignty and trust.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Atos press release via GlobeNewswire, 15 September 2026](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/15/3361692/0/fr/l-offre-du-groupement-atos-open-thales-s%C3%A9lectionn%C3%A9e-par-l-ugap-pour-ses-march%C3%A9s-de-prestations-cloud-et-infrastructures.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not disclose the contract's monetary value or guarantee that no non-European subcontractors sit further down the delivery chain.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +12 of 36 possible. French consortium wins national public-sector cloud framework; own/operate/law stay European. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)