What Fédésap does

Fédésap (Fédération Française des Services à la Personne et de Proximité) is a Paris-based professional federation founded in 2007 that represents and defends private companies operating in France's home and personal services sector (Services à la Personne, SAP). The federation serves approximately 4,300 member companies — primarily private SAAD (Services d'Aide et d'Accompagnement à Domicile) providers — collectively employing roughly 170,000 workers and serving approximately 850,000 families across France. Its constituency spans companies providing elderly and disabled home assistance, in-home childcare, household services, and meal delivery, and the federation reports that, together with FESP, it represents 90% of the private home care sector and nearly 40% of the entire sector including associative providers.

Fédésap's portfolio is service-oriented rather than technology-oriented: it operates SAP Services (a training organization, rebranded from SAP Compétences in 2022, offering RNCP-certified courses, apprenticeships, and VAE), a member-only extranet portal (extranet.fedesap.org), the Jurisap' legal support service, the Observatoire du Domicile research platform, and the Métiers du Domicile career portal co-developed with Devapi. No proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability is attributed to Fédésap itself; its function is advocacy, training, and sector coordination, with member companies relying on third-party tools such as AlyaCom for operational telemanagement. The federation is governed as a non-profit association (association déclarée, SIREN 504 917 717) headquartered in Paris.

Commercially, Fédésap operates a subscription model funded by recurring annual membership dues whose pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct outreach, sector events (Salon des Services à la Personne, the annual Congress — held at Station F in 2025), and a national network of regional and departmental delegates. It lobbies public authorities on tariff policy, regulatory simplification, and sector funding; partners with Kedge Business School and HEC Paris for executive education; and runs awareness campaigns featuring public figures (Philippe Croizon, Michel Cymes, Suzana Sabino) to elevate the visibility of home care professions amid a projected 500,000-position labor gap by 2030.

Name

Fédésap

Legal name

Fédésap, association déclarée

Website

https://fedesap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Fédésap is a French non-profit professional federation founded in 2007, representing 4,300+ private home care (SAAD) and personal services companies through advocacy, training, legal support, and sector research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Fédésap operates as a membership-based professional federation. Member companies (SAAD – Services d'Aide et d'Accompagnement à Domicile) pay membership fees to belong to the federation, which provides representation, training, legal support, and networking services in return.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fédésap is a French professional federation that represents, defends, and supports private home care and personal services companies (SAAD — Services d'Aide et d'Accompagnement à Domicile). Its core offering consists of political advocacy and representation before public authorities, professional training delivered through its subsidiary SAP Services, a member-only legal support service (Jurisap'), sector research and data (Observatoire du Domicile), and a national delegate network providing local support to member companies across France.

Product overview

Fédésap is a professional federation (not a technology company) offering a portfolio of membership services and a training subsidiary (SAP Services) rather than a software product platform. The core offering consists of membership representation and advocacy services, a member-only extranet portal, the Jurisap' legal service, and the Observatoire du Domicile research platform. The training arm, SAP Services, provides certified and non-certified professional training including apprenticeship programs and VAE for home care sector employees. Additionally, Fédésap co-developed a gamified recruitment tool ("SAP ou pas Sap") and operates the Métiers du Domicile career portal. These offerings are membership-based services, not SaaS or software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAP Services: Training organization providing professional development programs for home care sector managers and employees, including certification courses, apprenticeship programs (OFA), and VAE services.
• SAP Compétences
• Jurisap
• Observatoire du Domicile

Products and services

• Fédésap Membership Services Suite of services provided to Fédésap members, including political representation before public authorities, advocacy on home care regulation and tariff policy, networking, and access to federation resources. Targeted at private SAAD and personal services companies in France.
• SAP Services Training organization (formerly SAP Compétences, rebranded in 2022) offering certified training registered with RNCP, non-certified sector-specific training, apprenticeship programs (OFA), and VAE. Provides professional development for home care managers and staff of member companies.
• Fédésap Extranet Private member-only online portal reserved for Fédésap members with access credentials, providing resources, documents, tools, and federation services for member companies.
• Observatoire du Domicile National observatory providing data, studies, and analysis on home care sector trends, employment, and public policy for federation members and sector stakeholders.
• Jurisap' Internal legal service offering hotline, legal watch, legal tools, partnerships with specialized lawyers, and personalized audits or follow-up for Fédésap member companies.
• Métiers du Domicile Website dedicated to showcasing home care careers and professions, featuring job descriptions and recruitment content, including the SAP ou pas SAP serious game, to attract new talent to the sector.
• Serious Game "SAP ou pas SAP" Gamified recruitment tool developed in partnership with Devapi to showcase the role of home care aides and attract new talent to the sector, hosted on the Métiers du domicile website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of French citizens want to age at home
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Action Logement and Énéal (1000 LIANES program)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025Action Logement, Énéal (a social housing provider's real estate arm), and Fédésap launched the '1000 LIANES' program (1000 Locataires Inactifs d'Action Logement guidés vers un Nouvel Emploi pour accompagner des Seniors) at the HLM Congress 2025. The program guides inactive Action Logement tenants into home care jobs to serve seniors, addressing both unemployment and care workforce shortages.
• Groupe IMAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025Groupe IMA, a leading assistance and home support company, signed an unprecedented partnership with Fédésap for the recognition and professionalization of the 'technicien du cadre de vie' (living environment technician) profession. The partnership addresses the severe labor shortage in home care — nearly 500,000 positions to fill by 2030 — by enhancing professional attractiveness and service quality.
• DevapicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2025Devapi, a training organization specializing in the medico-social sector, partnered with Fédésap to provide member companies with innovative recruitment and integration approaches for home care professionals. The partnership includes the co-development of a serious game called 'SAP ou pas SAP' to attract new talent to the sector.
• SilverEcominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilverEco is a partner of Fédésap for the SilverEco Festival in Cannes — an annual event on aging well and senior autonomy. Fédésap promotes the festival to its members and participates in the SilverNight awards.
• SAP 77 (Fédération SAP 77) and other regional SAP platforms (CAP 92, Invie, Evolia 93)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédésap partnered with Île-de-France regional SAP platforms (CAP 92, Invie, Evolia 93, and others) to strengthen proximity services and joint initiatives at the territorial level. These partnerships support local coordination and service delivery.
• PREVANTISminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPREVANTIS, a specialist in social law and workplace safety, partnered with Fédésap to help member companies manage work stoppages through optimized medical counter-visits and AT (work accident) declaration rates.
• AGEFOS PME (OPCO EP)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAGEFOS PME (now OPCO EP) is the Joint Collective Agreement Managing Organization for the professional training sector. Fédésap collaborates with AGEFOS PME to support member companies in accessing professional training funding and managing training policies.
• Kedge Business SchoolminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFédésap partnered with Kedge Business School to offer the MSAS (Mastère Management des Structures d'Action Sociale et de Santé) program, providing executive education for home care sector managers. The partnership launched in 2016 with its 3rd cohort in November 2018.
• HEC Paris Executive EducationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHEC Paris Executive Education partnered with Fédésap to deliver the 'Franchir un cap' executive education program for home care sector leaders, launched in November 2020.
• IGGS Group (now part of IRGSP / Groupe IGS)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIGGS Group partnered with Fédésap's SAP Services to offer the Bachelor Manager d'activités commerciales en Services à la Personne, available in both distance learning and in-person formats (Toulouse campus).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• UK Homecare Association: British membership association for domiciliary care providers; functionally analogous to Fédésap in advocating for private/independent home care operators, though serving the UK market.
• Home Care Association of America: US national association for home care providers; comparable in mission (representing home care operators, advocacy, training) but operates in a different geography and regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• ASSAD (Associations de Soins et Services à Domicile): Network of French home care associations providing SAAD-type services; directly comparable to Fédésap as a sector association operating in the same domiciliary care space.
• UNA (Union Nationale de l'Aide, des Soins et des Services aux Domiciles): Major French federation representing associative and private home care, personal care, and domiciliary service providers; directly comparable to Fédésap in advocacy, training, and sector representation scope.
• SYNERPA (Syndicat National des Établissements et Résidences Privés pour Personnes Âgées): French federation for private senior care facilities; closely adjacent to Fédésap's autonomy/aging-at-home focus and competes for the same policy attention from French authorities on the silver economy.
• FESP (Fédération des Entreprises de Services à la Personne): Co-representative of French private home care companies; Fédésap's own data states FESP and Fédésap together represent 90% of the private sector, making FESP the closest direct counterpart in mission and constituency.
• ADMR (Fédération Nationale ADMR): One of France's largest networks of home help and home care associations; competes for member loyalty and political voice in the same SAAD constituency as Fédésap.

Broad incumbents

• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie): French public agency that funds and oversees the autonomy sector; not a federation but the principal counterpart Fédésap lobbies, making it the most relevant incumbent for benchmarking political influence and policy impact.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fedesapcom
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJnaEJUc_IlMWQq9CqhqiZA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Fedesapcom
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/f%C3%A9d%C3%A9sap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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