CANUT

What CANUT does

CANUT (Centrale d'Achat du Numérique et des Télécoms) is a French non-profit purchasing consortium (association loi 1901) headquartered at 4 Place Amédée Bonnet, 69002 Lyon. Founded in 2023 and governed by an elected membership under President Christophe LOMBARD, the organization aggregates IT and telecom procurement demand from French public-sector entities — territorial collectivities, social housing providers (bailleurs sociaux), educational establishments, and medico-social institutions — and channels it through a catalog of 32+ pre-tendered framework agreements covering hardware, software, telecom services, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, IT services, and office supplies. The supply side consists of 100+ titulaires and co-traitants, including SCC, Orange Business Services, Capgemini, SPIE, Sopra Steria, Konica Minolta, LINAGORA, and ALMOND, which execute purchases directly with subscribers.

The underlying platform is a web portal (canut.org) where eligible organizations register, browse framework agreements, sign conventions of use, and execute purchases directly with the framework holders. CANUT itself does not build a technology product; the portal serves as a procurement governance and access layer rather than a software stack. The organization is differentiated from competing purchasing centrals by its member-designed, public-sector-first positioning, its field-professional "Groupes Experts" (DSI, RSSI, procurement specialists), and its compliance with the French Code de la Commande Publique.

CANUT's revenue model is an annual subscription redevance charged per framework agreement subscribed, tiered by subscriber organization size (number of employees), degressive across multiple agreements, and capped after six agreements; the Multi-editeurs (SCC) and Microsoft agreements are exempt from fees. Go-to-market is partner-led and event-driven, relying on webinars, a monthly newsletter, the Tour des Régions regional roadshow, and the Forum des Interconnectés conference. The firm operates with 1–10 employees and is exclusively France-focused, with no subsidiaries, parent entities, or external funding rounds disclosed.

Name

CANUT

Legal name

CANUT

Website

https://canut.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CANUT is a French non-profit purchasing consortium (centrale d'achat) that provides pre-tendered framework agreements for digital and telecom procurement to public-sector entities, social landlords, and educational establishments across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Framework Agreement Subscription Fees (Redevance): CANUT charges an annual redevance (subscription fee) per framework agreement subscribed. Pricing is calculated based on the size of the subscriber structure (number of employees) and is degressive based on the number of agreements subscribed, with a cap after 6 agreements. The Multi-editors and Microsoft agreements are exempt from fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CANUT operates as a purchasing consortium (centrale d'achat) that aggregates demand from French public-sector entities and social landlords to negotiate framework agreements (accords-cadres) for digital and telecom products and services. Eligible organizations create free accounts on the CANUT portal, subscribe to framework agreements covering software, hardware, telecom, cybersecurity, cloud, IT services, and office supplies, sign a convention of use, and execute purchases directly with pre-selected framework agreement holders (titulaires). CANUT charges an annual subscription fee (redevance) per agreement subscribed, with degressive pricing capped after 6 agreements.

Product overview

CANUT (Centrale d'Achat du Numérique et des Télécoms) is a purchasing central that provides framework agreements (accords-cadres) for digital and telecom products and services to French public entities. The offering consists of multiple distinct framework agreements organized by category: Software (Multi-éditeurs/SCC, Microsoft et Alternatives, Open Source/LINAGORA, Logiciels d'occasion/SOFTCORNER-PREO SOFTWARE); Hardware (Matériels bureautiques neufs, Matériels reconditionnés, Multimédia, IOT); Telecom services (Télécoms, TOIP, AMO Télécoms); Security/Cybersecurity (Prestations Cybersécurité, SOC Managé, Gestion des Identités et des Accès); Cloud (Cloud et Hébergement); AI (IA - Intelligence Artificielle); IT Services (Prestations AMOA, AMOE, Formations IT, Infogérance du poste de travail, TMA-SAM-MCO, Virtualisation); Infrastructure (Infrastructures serveurs et stockage, Réseaux sécurisés); Office/Print (Services d'impression, Impression haut volume, Papier, Courrier, Mobiliers); and specialized equipment (Matériels spécialisés/TPE, Plateforme Freelance). The platform acts as an intermediary enabling public entities to procure from approved suppliers (titulaires) through standardized framework agreements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logiciels Multi-éditeurs (SCC) Framework agreement enabling public-sector subscribers to acquire software, integration, and maintenance services through the SCC ATRIUM portal. Provided free of charge (no redevance).
• Microsoft et Alternatives Framework agreement for Office 365 licenses and alternative solutions (Interstis) with access to the ATRIUM SCC portal. Provided free of charge (no redevance).
• Open Source Framework agreement providing expertise, integration, and supply of Open Source licenses including Twake (videoconferencing, file sharing, office suite) from supplier LINAGORA.
• Logiciels d'occasion Framework agreement for acquisition of second-hand software licenses including office, server, database, display, virtualization, and CAD software at up to 70% discount compared to new prices.
• Matériels bureautiques neufs Framework agreement for new office IT equipment including PC desktops, laptops, screens, scanners, and storage solutions from suppliers INMAC WSTORE, LAFI, SCC, and HELIAQ.
• Matériels reconditionnés Framework agreement for refurbished IT and telecom equipment including PCs, laptops, servers, network components, phones, and tablets from suppliers E.S.I., ECONOCOM, EVERNEX, and PRINTERRE.
• Multimédia Framework agreement for audiovisual equipment and associated services for audio rooms and meeting rooms.
• IOT - Internet des Objets Framework agreement for turnkey IoT solutions covering energy consumption, building and public space security, waste management; includes LoRaWAN private network, sensors, cameras, and data platforms. Lead supplier: SOGETREL.
• Prestations Cybersécurité Framework agreement for cybersecurity audits, strategy, management, and training services from suppliers ADACIS, ALGOSECURE, ALMOND, CRISALYDE, DOCAPOSTE INSTITUTE, ORNISEC, SOPRA STERIA, and ONEPOINT.
• SOC Managé et Réponse à Incident Framework agreement for managed SOC, incident response, and managed services from suppliers ADVENS, CHEOPS TECHNOLOGY, ITRUST, LINKT, and MGM.
• Gestion des Identités et des Accès Framework agreement for identity and access management solutions acquisition and integration from suppliers ATOS DIGITAL SECURITY and KNS.
• Cloud et Hébergement Framework agreement for supply, integration, and operation of hosting infrastructure with 22 suppliers including ALPILINK, ASTEN CLOUD, BT BLUE, CLOUD TEMPLE, and others.
• IA - Intelligence Artificielle Framework agreement for AI training, services, legal support, and cybersecurity from suppliers CAPGEMINI, PUBLICA IA, and SIA PARTNERS.
• Prestations AMOA Framework agreement for project management assistance for IT system projects across all types with 12 lots covering various regions.
• Prestations AMOE Framework agreement for assistance services for IT project execution including development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and user support with regional lots. Lead supplier: Capgemini.
• Formations IT Framework agreement for technical, technological, office automation, and e-learning IT training with 6 lots including strategic training (ACADYS), management training (ONEPOINT), specialized IT training (ORSYS), e-learning library (EDITIONS ENI), and audit services.
• Infogérance du poste de travail Framework agreement for workstation IT management covering support, engineering, and park management services. Two lots: large IT parks (SCC) and small structures under 100 workstations (SECURINFOR). Launched May 2026.
• TMA - SAM - MCO Framework agreement for third-party maintenance (TMA) for Oracle, IBM, SAP, VmWare; software asset management (SAM); and operational maintenance (MCO) for databases including Oracle, Microsoft SqlServer, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL.
• Virtualisation Framework agreement for virtualization and backup software licenses, integration, consulting, and migration services from supplier SPIE covering AWS, CITRIX, DATACORE, NUTANIX, SYSTANCIA, VMWARE, VEEAM.
• Télécoms Framework agreement for fixed, mobile, data, backup, dark fiber, indoor coverage, mobile devices, and secure public WiFi services from suppliers ADISTA, BETOOBE, BOUYGUES, COMLINK, and SFR.
• TOIP - Matériels et solutions de téléphonie Framework agreement for supply, integration, maintenance, and engineering of VoIP solutions from suppliers CAIRNWAY, APIXIT, GROUPE CONVERGENCE, HEXATEL, NXO, and RESADIA.
• AMO Télécoms Framework agreement for operational support, technical advice, and audits for telecommunications from suppliers ORIA and SETICS.
• Infrastructures serveurs et stockage Framework agreement for server hardware, storage, and data backup solutions from suppliers RED IT, COMPUTACENTER, ORANGE BUSINESS SERVICES, SPIE, BECHTLE, and DELETEC.
• Réseaux sécurisés et câblages Framework agreement for network equipment and security solutions, maintenance, and associated services with 14 lots. Lead supplier: SPIE.
• Services d'impression Framework agreement for copiers, printers, and printing consumables with options for purchase and rental from suppliers KONICA MINOLTA, HELIAQ, BELTA, and APF ENTREPRISES 34.
• Impression haut volume Framework agreement for high-volume printing equipment and services for dedicated reprographics centers with speeds from 65-140 pages/min color and 95-272 pages/min B&W. Lead supplier: Konica Minolta.
• Papier Framework agreement for supply and delivery of new and recycled paper including A4 and A3 for copiers and printers, coated paper, offset paper, and paper for digital presses. Supplier: OVOL.
• Courrier Framework agreement for mail management and optimization including franking services from suppliers LA POSTE, PITNEY BOWES, SOFTEAM, and TCS.
• Plateforme Freelance Framework agreement providing an intermediation platform integrating candidate sourcing, portage, and administrative and financial tracking of freelancers from supplier CONSULTIME.
• Prestations Spécialisées Technologies Microsoft Framework agreement for specialized intellectual services for Microsoft technology implementation from suppliers BLUESOFT EMPOWER and COMPUTACENTER.
• Mobiliers de bureau et matériels ergonomiques Framework agreement for office furniture and ergonomic equipment including chairs, workstations, desks, and reception furniture with ergonomy services.
• Matériels spécialisés (TPE) Framework agreement for electronic payment terminal (TPE) rental services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% savings compared to new software prices through used software agreements
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• SCCmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSCC is a major holder of multiple CANUT framework agreements including Multi-editeurs software, Matériels bureautiques neufs, and Infogérance du poste de travail. SCC operates the ATRIUM portal for software access.
• Orange Business ServicesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrange Business Services holds multiple framework agreements including Télécoms, Infrastructures serveurs et stockage, and serves as co-traitant for IOT and other agreements.
• CapgeminimajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCapgemini is a holder of IA - Intelligence Artificielle and Prestations AMOE agreements, providing consulting and AI services through CANUT.
• SPIEmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSPIE holds agreements for Virtualisation, Infrastructures serveurs et stockage, and Réseaux sécurisés et câblages, providing infrastructure services.
• Sopra SteriacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSopra Steria is the holder of the Prestations Cybersécurité framework agreement, providing cybersecurity services to CANUT subscribers.
• Konica MinoltacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKonica Minolta holds agreements for Impression haut volume and Services d'impression, providing printing solutions and services.
• SOGETRELcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSOGETREL leads the IOT - Internet des Objets agreement with a consortium including Orange, ERYMA, HEXADONE, and CAP HORNIER, providing IoT solutions for smart cities.
• ALMONDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorALMOND is a holder of the Prestations Cybersécurité framework agreement, providing cybersecurity audit, strategy, training and consulting services.
• LINAGORAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLINAGORA holds the Open Source agreement providing sovereign and secure open source solutions including Twake collaboration tools.
• IPGARDEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIPGARDE is a holder of the Microsoft et alternatives agreement for Office 365 and alternative solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vizient: US healthcare performance and group purchasing organization with broad IT, services, and supplies contracts for hospitals. Sits in an adjacent vertical but applies the same aggregated-purchasing intermediation model at much larger scale.
• SHI International: Large IT solutions and procurement provider with significant public-sector business, offering aggregated IT purchasing, software licensing, and hardware supply. Comparable operating model for IT procurement to government and public-sector entities.
• CDW Government: US-focused IT procurement and solutions provider for federal, state, and local government, with contract vehicles analogous to CANUT's framework agreements. Sits on the supplier side of the same public-sector IT purchasing value chain.
• Premier Inc. US healthcare GPO and supply-chain company negotiating contracts for thousands of hospitals and health systems. Relevant comparator for the cooperative purchasing and supplier aggregation mechanics that CANUT applies to French public entities.

Direct peers

• UniHA: Union des Hôpitaux pour les Achats is a French cooperative hospital purchasing network pooling demand and negotiating framework agreements for member hospitals, structurally similar to CANUT's consortium approach.
• CAIH: Centrale d'Achat de l'Informatique Hospitalière is a French purchasing central specialized in IT for hospitals and social-sector establishments, overlapping directly with CANUT's bailleurs sociaux and social/medico-social segments.
• RESAH: Réseau des Acheteurs Hospitaliers is a French central purchasing body for hospitals and social-sector establishments, running IT, biomedical, and service framework agreements with a comparable cooperative governance model.
• UGAP: Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics is France's central public-sector purchasing body, providing framework agreements across IT, office supplies, vehicles, and services. It is the most direct French analog to CANUT's IT/telecom procurement intermediation model.

Regional players

• Consip: Italy's central purchasing body for public administration, running framework agreements for IT, telecom, and services. Operates a comparable purchasing-central model in a different EU geography.
• NHS Shared Business Services: UK joint venture between the Department of Health and Social Care and Sopra Steria providing procurement, finance, and HR services to the NHS. Comparable cooperative procurement model for public-sector healthcare in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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