EU awards up to €180 million in sovereign cloud contracts to four providers
Summary
The European Commission selected four provider groups for cloud contracts worth up to €180 million over six years. The Cloud Sovereignty Framework includes security and supply-chain transparency criteria, and providers must limit non-EU third-party influence.
Key points
- The contracts provide sovereign cloud services to EU institutions and agencies over six years.
- Selected providers are Post Telecom with CleverCloud and OVHcloud, STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus with partners.
- The Commission assessed providers against eight sovereignty objectives, including security, supply-chain transparency, and compliance with EU laws.
- Providers had to demonstrate limited influence by non-EU third parties over the technologies and services.
- The Commission plans to refine its assessment criteria and advance a broader Tech Sovereignty package.
Article Details
- Event Type
- European Commission cloud services procurement
- Impact
- The European Commission awarded contracts worth up to €180 million over six years to provide sovereign cloud services to EU institutions and agencies. The procurement is intended to diversify suppliers, improve resilience, and limit non-EU third-party influence; providers were assessed against the Commission’s Cloud Sovereignty Framework.
Vendors
ClarenceProximus joins the list through partnerships with S3NS (a joint venture of Thales and Google Cloud), Clarence, and Mistral.CleverCloudFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.Google CloudProximus joins the list through partnerships with S3NS (a joint venture of Thales and Google Cloud), Clarence, and Mistral.MistralProximus joins the list through partnerships with S3NS (a joint venture of Thales and Google Cloud), Clarence, and Mistral.OVHcloudFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.Post TelecomFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.ProximusFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.S3NSFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.ScalewayFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.STACKITFour providers were awarded contracts: Post Telecom (with CleverCloud and OVHcloud), STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus via partners including S3NS.ThalesProximus joins the list through partnerships with S3NS (a joint venture of Thales and Google Cloud), Clarence, and Mistral.