What Planete Publique does

Planète Publique is an independent French public policy evaluation consultancy founded in 2006 and headquartered in Paris, with a secondary office in Lyon. The firm delivers evaluation, strategy, and implementation support services to French central and regional government agencies, primarily in the environmental, health, social, and territorial development sectors. Its methodology is method-driven rather than technology-driven, combining quantitative, qualitative, and participatory approaches, and it positions independence as a structural quality: the firm is 100% owned by its two co-founders, Benoît Simon and Olivier Mérelle, and is a founding member of the Société Française de l'Évaluation (SFE).

The firm's service offer spans three lines: evaluation of public policies (the core activity, accounting for the bulk of ~30 evaluations per year and 200+ cumulative missions since inception), public-policy strategy advisory, and accompaniment/implementation support. Delivery is project-based, typically through French public procurement frameworks, often multi-year, with a sales-led go-to-market and consortium participation on larger programs such as ADEME's PIA evaluations alongside partners including In Extension Innovation Croissance and K-Mino. Customers identified include ADEME, ARS Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, ARS Grand Est, the Direction de l'environnement, and associative clients such as SOS France Victimes 67.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, with the firm holding no external funding, no disclosed software or AI assets, and operating within the French public sector only. Its competitive position rests on a bench of 12 permanent evaluation consultants with director-level experience (10-30 years), disciplinary diversity, and credibility conferred by independence and SFE governance involvement. Related-entity Planète Citoyenne extends the firm's reach into citizen participation work, but the operating perimeter remains tightly focused on French public policy evaluation.

Name

Planete Publique

Legal name

PLANETE PUBLIQUE

Website

https://planetepublique.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Planète Publique is an independent French public policy evaluation consultancy founded in 2006, delivering evaluation, strategy, and accompaniment services primarily to French central and regional government agencies in environment, health, social, and territorial development sectors, with offices in Paris and Lyon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Consulting

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation (MEL) Programs (BPADABAN)

Keywords

• Public policy evaluation
• Policy consulting services
• Program evaluation consulting
• Strategic policy advisory
• Social policy assessment

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Policy Evaluation Services: The company generates revenue through consulting fees for conducting public policy evaluations, program evaluations, and strategic support services for government agencies, regional authorities, and associative organizations. Revenue is project-based, typically through direct contracts with public institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Planète Publique provides independent consulting services for the evaluation of public policies, programs, and actions in France. Its core offering is the evaluation of public policies and programs — i.e., an argued value judgment on public action — supported by strategic policy consulting and accompaniment (debate facilitation, monitoring-evaluation systems, and training). Engagements cover environment, health, social, and territorial development domains and are delivered by a permanent team of approximately 15 consultants.

Product overview

Planète Publique operates as a professional consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of public policy evaluation and strategy services, organized around three interconnected service lines: Evaluation, Strategy, and Accompaniment. Their core offering centers on the evaluation of public policies, programs, and actions, supported by strategic consulting and capacity-building accompaniment services. The firm does not offer a software platform or technology product; all offerings are service-based consulting engagements delivered by their team of approximately 15 consultants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Évaluation de Politiques Publiques Core consulting service providing rigorous evaluation of public policies, programs, and actions to produce evidence on the effects of public action for decision-makers and program managers in France.
• Stratégie de Politiques Publiques Strategic consulting services including program reviews, strategic counsel, and program design to help public actors position themselves and formalize program components.
• Accompagnement Support services including policy debate facilitation, monitoring-evaluation systems design, and training/ownership assistance for building evaluation culture in public and associative organizations.

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Société Française de l'Évaluation (SFE)coreOthersPlanète Publique has been a member of the Société Française de l'Évaluation (SFE) since its creation. The company subscribes to SFE's charter, participates in its governance bodies, and is involved in its clubs and working groups. They contribute to disseminating evaluation results through initiatives like 'Mon évaluation en 180 secondes'. François Mouterde serves as Honorary President of SFE.
• Planète CitoyennecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanète Citoyenne is a related entity led by Olivier Mérelle that focuses on citizen participation and public consultation methodologies. It complements Planète Publique's evaluation services by providing citizen participation and stakeholder engagement approaches. Benoît Simon directs Planète Publique's Environment and Sustainable Development pole and chairs the Association 4D.
• France Villes et Territoires DurablesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanète Publique is an active member of France Villes et Territoires Durables, an organization focused on sustainable city and territory development. This membership supports their work on sustainable development and environmental policy evaluation.
• In Extension Innovation CroissanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the ADEME evaluation project for the Programme d'investissements d'avenir. The consortium included Planète Publique, In Extension Innovation Croissance, and K-Mino for conducting comprehensive evaluation of PIA ADEME projects.
• K-MinominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the ADEME evaluation project for the Programme d'investissements d'avenir. Member of the consortium with Planète Publique and In Extension Innovation Croissance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• EY-Parthenon Public Sector (France): Strategy and consulting arm of EY with public-sector evaluation capabilities in France; competes for evaluation mandates as part of broader advisory engagements and brings significantly more scale and bench.
• PwC Public Sector (France): Big-Four firm with public-sector consulting practices in France that regularly bid on evaluation, performance audit, and policy review contracts with French ministries and agencies.
• Roland Berger France (Public Sector): Global strategy consultancy with public-sector engagements in France; overlaps with Planète Publique on high-level policy reviews and sectoral evaluations, though typically at larger scope and price point.
• KPMG Public Sector (France): Big-Four advisory with a dedicated French public-sector practice that competes for the same evaluation and policy review framework agreements, but offers a much broader transformation, digital, and audit portfolio.

Direct peers

• BVA: French survey and opinion research firm with a public policy evaluation practice serving French government agencies. Comparable in the quantitative-evaluation segment and in serving public-sector evaluation mandates.
• Sémaphores: French public policy and program evaluation consultancy offering similar evaluation, strategic consulting, and accompaniment services to French public institutions and NGOs. Most direct head-to-head competitor in the French policy evaluation niche.
• ITINERA Conseil: French social and public policy consultancy focused on evaluation of social, healthcare, and employment policies. Overlapping client segments (ARS, social ministries) and methodology toolkit make it a close direct peer.
• Plein Sens: French consultancy specialized in public policy evaluation and societal impact assessment, working with French ministries, agencies, and associative actors. Directly comparable in scope, methodology mix, and client base to Planète Publique.

Emerging players

• Alcimed: French consultancy with public-sector and health-environment practices; overlaps with Planète Publique on environmental and health policy evaluation mandates and brings a similar mid-size, specialist positioning.

Others

• Association 4D: French think tank on sustainable development chaired by Planète Publique co-founder Benoît Simon; not a competitor but an adjacent ecosystem actor that channels influence and visibility in the sustainable-development evaluation space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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