What Klekoon does

Klekoon is a France-based private operator of a public procurement dematerialization platform, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Sevran. The platform has been continuously operational since 2005, enabling public buyers (municipalities, hospitals, schools, and government agencies) to publish tender notices (DCE) and receive electronic responses from bidders, while allowing private companies to search, monitor, and respond to public procurement opportunities. Its searchable database aggregates over 1.4 million tender opportunities annually across BOAMP, JOUE, press, websites, and Maghreb-region sources.

The product portfolio spans a core DCE dematerialization module, the recently launched electronic invoicing (Facturation électronique) module — operating under DGFIP Plateforme Agréée PA PDP status ahead of France's September 2026 mandatory e-invoicing deadline — plus add-on modules including a daily tender alert monitoring service, a Klecode decoding key for bid confidentiality, Certinomis RGS**/eIDAS-compliant electronic signature certificates, public procurement training programs, and publication of concluded contracts. The platform facilitates approximately 60,000 tender document downloads and 35,000 electronic tender responses each year across roughly 4,500 active users.

The revenue model is subscription-based, with a free registration tier and premium functionality behind paywalls; specific pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed. GTM motion is sales-led for public buyer accounts and hybrid (self-serve plus direct support) for private company bidders, distributed entirely through direct web-based access in the French domestic market. There are no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or leadership changes in the source data, consistent with a founder-controlled, operationally self-sustaining SME.

Name

Klekoon

Legal name

KLEKOON

Website

https://klekoon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Klekoon is a France-based private operator of a public procurement dematerialization and electronic invoicing platform, serving French public buyers and private bidders since 1999. It aggregates over 1.4 million tenders annually and operates DGFIP-approved e-invoicing ahead of France's September 2026 mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Procurement Software

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (561410)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Procurement & Contracting (BPAIAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Document Automation (BPAEAPAD)

Keywords

• Public procurement platform
• Electronic invoicing software
• Tender monitoring service
• Procurement dematerialization
• Electronic signature certificates

Headquarters

HQ city

Sevran

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription Services: The platform offers subscription-based access to its services including tender search, monitoring alerts, and electronic response capabilities. Pricing appears to follow a subscription model with potential tiered access levels based on service scope.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Klekoon operates a web-based public procurement dematerialization platform that enables public buyers in France to publish tender notices (DCE) and securely receive electronic bid responses, while allowing private companies to search, monitor, and respond to public procurement opportunities aggregated from BOAMP, JOUE, press, websites, and Maghreb sources. The platform additionally provides a state-approved (Plateforme Agréée PA PDP) electronic invoicing service compliant with the September 2026 French mandate, alongside complementary services including electronic signature certificates, a Klecode bid-confidentiality decoding key, tender monitoring alerts, and public procurement training.

Product overview

Klekoon is a unified platform combining electronic public procurement dematerialization with e-invoicing compliance. The core offering consists of the Dematerialization Platform for public buyers to publish tenders and receive bids, paired with the Electronic Invoicing module (mandatory from September 2026). Add-on services include tender alerts monitoring over 1.38M opportunities annually, electronic signature certificates, the Klecode decoding key for bid confidentiality, public procurement training, and publication of concluded contracts. The platform serves 4,500 users conducting 35,000 electronic submissions and 60,000 document downloads annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Procurement Dematerialization Platform (Plateforme de dématérialisation des marchés publics) A secure web-based platform enabling French public buyers (municipalities, hospitals, schools, government agencies) to publish tender notices (DCE - Dossier de Consultation des Entreprises), manage the procurement workflow, and receive electronic bid responses from candidates. Operational since 2005 and fully dematerializing the tender process for public sector buyers.
• Electronic Invoicing (Facturation électronique) A state-approved (Plateforme Agréée PA) electronic invoicing platform compliant with the French DGFIP framework and the mandatory e-invoicing mandate effective September 2026, enabling businesses to send and receive invoices electronically in compliance with French regulations.
• Tender Monitoring Service (Veille sur les appels d'offres des marchés publics) A daily tender alert and monitoring service that detects new business opportunities across 1.38M+ public procurement tenders annually, aggregating data from BOAMP, JOUE, press, websites, and Maghreb regions. Designed for private companies seeking to identify and track relevant public contract opportunities.
• Electronic Signature Certificate (Certificat électronique de signature) An electronic signature certificate service providing RGS** and eIDAS-compliant certificates (via Certinomis) with in-person verification, enabling secure digital document signing required in public procurement processes for both public buyers and bidding companies.
• Klecode Decoding Key (Clé de décodage Klecode) A proprietary decoding key for public buyers enabling confidentiality of electronic bids and activation of the response-by-electronic-means module, allowing decryption of proposals submitted by candidates during the procurement process.
• Public Procurement Training (Formation sur les marchés publics) Approved training programs covering the theory and practice of French and European public procurement regulations, regularly updated and designed for both beginners and experienced procurement professionals.
• Publication of Concluded Contracts (Publication des marchés conclus) A publication service for public buyers to publish data on concluded public contracts from previous years, supporting transparency requirements for contracts over €25,000 HT as mandated by French regulations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,500 platform users managing public procurement activities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BOAMP (Bulletin Officiel des Annonces des Marchés Publics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial partnership for accessing French public procurement notices. Klekoon integrates BOAMP data into its platform, allowing users to search and monitor official public procurement announcements published in the French official bulletin.
• JOUE (Journal Officiel de l'Union Européenne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean official journal integration enabling access to EU-wide public procurement tenders. Klekoon aggregates JOUE notices covering more than 525,000 European public contracts annually.
• DGFIP (Direction Générale des Finances Publiques)coreTechnology or IntegrationKlekoon is an approved platform (Plateforme Agréée) under the DGFIP framework for electronic invoicing, enabling compliance with mandatory e-invoicing requirements effective September 2026.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Ariba: Enterprise procurement and contract lifecycle platform from SAP addressing sourcing, supplier management, and invoicing at scale — overlaps with Klekoon's procurement and e-invoicing capabilities for large organizations.
• Coupa Software: Business spend management platform covering procurement, invoicing, and contract management; relevant comparable due to overlap with Klekoon's electronic invoicing and supplier-side workflow capabilities.
• AWS (Amazon Business): Global incumbent offering enterprise procurement tooling and supplier marketplaces; serves as a broad-spectrum platform that public-sector and large private organizations may choose over specialist tools like Klekoon.
• Jaggaer: Source-to-pay and procurement suite provider with public-sector contracts; offers CLM and e-invoicing functionality that competes for the broader procurement budgets Klekoon targets.

Others

• BOAMP: Official French public procurement bulletin that Klekoon integrates with; the authoritative data source whose aggregation layer creates Klekoon's value-add for both buyers and bidders.

Regional players

• TenderNed: Dutch national public procurement platform serving as the single point of publication for Netherlands government tenders; structurally similar to Klekoon but operating in a different EU geography.
• Contracts Finder (UK): UK government publication service for public-sector contract opportunities above thresholds — comparable as a regulatory-driven tender transparency and discovery platform operating outside France.

Direct peers

• AchatPublic: French public procurement dematerialization platform directly competing with Klekoon on DCE publishing, electronic bid reception, and approved e-invoicing services for public buyers and private bidders in France.
• e-marchespublics: UGAP-affiliated French public procurement platform offering dematerialized tender publication and electronic bid response — a direct competitor in Klekoon's core French procurement market.

Emerging players

• Basware: Pure-play e-invoicing and AP automation vendor; comparable to Klekoon's electronic invoicing offering and a likely partner/competitor as France's 2026 e-invoicing mandate approaches.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/klekoon
• Facebookfacebook.com/klekoon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klekoon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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