Le marché de l'inclusion

What Le marché de l'inclusion does

Le marché de l'inclusion is a French government digital public service platform operated under the Plateforme de l'inclusion initiative of the République Française. It functions as a two-sided marketplace connecting enterprise and public-sector buyers with approximately 6,000 inclusive suppliers across France, including Structures d'Insertion par l'Activité Économique (SIAE), Entreprises Adaptées (EA), and Établissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail (ESAT). The platform is part of the broader beta.gouv.fr and data.gouv.fr ecosystems and serves more than 4,200 buyers including La Poste, Engie, SNCF, BPCE, COVEA, Siemens, Bouygues Construction, France Travail, and the Ministère de l'agriculture, helping them meet OETH obligations, reduce AGEFIPH/FIPHFP contributions, and demonstrate RSE commitments.

The core product is a self-serve web marketplace built around a reverse sourcing workflow: buyers publish procurement needs and an automated matching algorithm identifies, pre-qualifies, and transmits requests to relevant inclusive suppliers, centralizing their responses for the buyer within 24 hours. The platform extends this core with a multicriteria search engine, a purchase auditing tool, an inclusion-potential analysis module, a social impact calculator, supplier consortium ("groupements") structures, and a documented Python API for enterprise procurement integration. A specialized sub-brand, Les Traiteurs Engagés, serves the inclusive corporate catering segment in Île-de-France. The platform is operated by a team of approximately 6 employees and is published as open-source code on GitHub under the gip-inclusion organization.

The platform is entirely free for buyers and generates no commercial revenue; it is funded directly by the French government as part of national inclusion and disability employment policy. The go-to-market is product-led and self-serve, relying on SEO, content marketing, ecosystem cross-referrals within Plateforme de l'inclusion, testimonials, and a partner network of social-clause facilitators rather than paid sales or advertising. Distribution is domestic only (France), via the web platform, the API, and partner-led facilitation.

Name

Le marché de l'inclusion

Legal name

Le marché de l'inclusion (Plateforme de l'inclusion - République Française)

Website

https://lemarche.inclusion.beta.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French government digital marketplace connecting enterprise and public-sector buyers with 6,000+ certified inclusive suppliers (SIAE, EA, ESAT) for socially responsible procurement, free to users and funded under the Plateforme de l'inclusion initiative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Procurement Marketplace

NAICS

Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Inclusive Trade (Gender, Youth, Marginalized Groups) (BPADAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Procurement Helpdesk & Stakeholder Support (BPAAAJAD)

Keywords

• Inclusive procurement marketplace
• Social impact sourcing
• Responsible purchasing platform
• Disability employment supply
• Public sector procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Services (Free for Buyers): The platform provides free services to buyers seeking inclusive suppliers. The platform is funded by the French government (République Française) as part of the Plateforme de l'inclusion initiative, which promotes social inclusion and employment of people with disabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Le marché de l'inclusion is a French government-operated digital marketplace that connects enterprise and public-sector buyers with more than 6,000 certified inclusive suppliers (SIAE, EA, ESAT) for socially responsible procurement. Buyers can publish purchase needs and receive qualified responses from pre-matched inclusive suppliers within 24 hours, supported by multi-criteria search, purchase auditing tools, and a social impact calculator. The service is free for buyers and funded by the French Republic as part of the Plateforme de l'inclusion initiative.

Product overview

Le marché de l'inclusion is a public digital marketplace operated by the French government (République Française) as part of the Plateforme de l'inclusion ecosystem. The core platform connects buyers (companies, public institutions) with approximately 6,000 inclusive structures including SIAE (Structures d'Insertion par l'Activité Économique), EA (Entreprises Adaptées), and ESAT (Établissements et Services d'Aide par le Travail). The platform operates through its main marketplace with a reverse sourcing feature that automates supplier matching, complemented by specialized services like Les Traiteurs Engagés for event catering, multi-criteria search functionality, purchase auditing tools, potential analysis modules, and social impact calculators. Additional tools include groupement structures for aggregated service delivery. The platform serves 4,200+ buyers including major French enterprises and public institutions, with 95% successful sourcing rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Les Traiteurs Engagés: Inclusive catering platform for corporate events in Île-de-France, enabling companies to track social impact and deduct expenses from OETH contribution.

Products and services

• Le marché de l'inclusion (Main Platform) National public marketplace operated by the French government that connects enterprise and public-sector buyers with more than 6,000 certified inclusive structures (SIAE, EA, ESAT) across France for socially responsible procurement. Buyers can publish sourcing needs, search for suppliers, audit expenditures, and measure social impact.
• Les Traiteurs Engagés

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of published sourcings were successful
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Plateforme de l'inclusioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe platform is an integral part of the Plateforme de l'inclusion, a broader French government initiative that brings together multiple inclusion-focused digital services. This ecosystem includes various tools supporting employment, social inclusion, and disability integration.
• Les Traiteurs EngagésminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpecialized catering partner for corporate events, integrated into the platform to connect buyers with inclusive caterers. Enables buyers to track social impact through integrated dashboard and deduct expenses from OETH contribution.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Sourcemap: Supply-chain mapping and supplier-discovery platform focused on transparency and supplier qualification. Shares the supplier-discovery and impact-measurement DNA with Le marché de l'inclusion, especially around ESG and supplier vetting.
• Handshake (Hello Society): B2B sourcing platform with diversity-supplier directories and inclusive procurement workflows. Comparable marketplace structure connecting enterprises to certified diverse suppliers, though primarily U.S.-focused.
• Loop (returnable packaging / procurement): Operations platform focused on sustainable and inclusive supplier engagement for enterprises. Comparable mission orientation toward inclusive and responsible procurement, though with a different operational focus (returns/reusable packaging) and a commercial SaaS model.

Broad incumbents

• Ivalua: Enterprise procurement and supplier-management platform with supplier-discovery, qualification, and performance-tracking capabilities. Competes for the same enterprise buyer wallet share as Le marché de l'inclusion, albeit from a commercial SaaS angle.
• SAP Ariba: Global B2B procurement and supplier-discovery network used by large enterprises. Comparable in connecting buyers with external suppliers and providing supplier qualification data, though as part of a much broader procurement suite.
• Coupa Software: Broad enterprise spend-management and procurement platform with supplier-information management and diversity-tracking modules. Represents the dominant incumbent whose suites could absorb inclusive-procurement functionality over time.

Direct peers

• Supplier.io: U.S. supplier diversity and inclusion management platform helping enterprises discover, qualify, and track diverse-owned suppliers. Closest functional analog to Le marché de l'inclusion's reverse-sourcing and impact-measurement functionality, serving a parallel mission in a different regulatory environment.

Regional players

• Social Enterprise UK: U.K. membership and policy body that promotes social enterprises and inclusive procurement, including supplier-discovery support. Comparable role as a coordinating hub for inclusive trade in a parallel regulatory environment (U.K. Social Value Act).

Others

• Yunus Social Business: Initiative supporting social businesses and inclusive supply chains, particularly across Europe and emerging markets. Thematically aligned with Le marché de l'inclusion's social-inclusion mission, though focused more on impact investing than marketplace operations.
• Beta.gouv.fr (Direction interministérielle du numérique): The French government's incubator and operator of public-facing digital services, including Le marché de l'inclusion. As the parent ecosystem, it provides shared infrastructure, distribution, and design resources, and houses analogous civic-tech marketplaces in adjacent policy domains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/gip-inclusion/le-marche
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-march%C3%A9-de-l-inclusion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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