UGAP
Central Public Procurement Body (France)
Champs-sur-Marne, France
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France's central public-purchasing agency, positioned to drive sustainable procurement across the public sector.
Extended description
UGAP (Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics) is France's central public-purchasing body and the country's only generalist public procurement agency. It buys products and services at scale and negotiates terms in advance, so public administrations can order directly from its catalogue without running their own tenders. Its scale gives it significant potential to embed sustainability and low-carbon criteria into public purchasing.