The consortium composed of DEEP by POST Luxembourg Group, OVHcloud and Clever Cloud announces its selection by the European Commission as part of a major procurement framework to provide sovereign cloud services to the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union
By Leo Le Levé Dandé, Clever Cloud
This contract, with a ceiling of €180 million over six years, marks a significant milestone in the concrete implementation of Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy.
A concrete response to sovereignty challenges and a new benchmark for European cloud
In a context of increasing reliance on non-European technologies, this decision highlights the ability of these three players to deliver concrete, competitive solutions aligned with European values.
Through this selection, the Commission demonstrates that technological performance can be combined with strategic control. It also confirms a multi-vendor approach, aimed at strengthening resilience and avoiding dependency on a single provider.
A European consortium serving the EU’s strategic autonomy
The selected consortium brings together leading and complementary European players, meeting the highest standards in terms of sovereignty, security and performance.
OVHcloud provides, through its OPCP platform, a standardized, scalable and operational cloud solution designed to deliver massive compute resources and enable rapid large-scale deployment via OPCP Core.
Clever Cloud contributes an advanced orchestration layer — including PaaS, containerization and managed services — enabling the management, automation and unification of complex environments. This approach supports hybrid architectures combining public cloud, private cloud and dedicated infrastructures with a high level of flexibility.
DEEP contributes both its hosting capabilities and its expertise in cloud, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
A strong signal for Europe’s digital future
This framework raises the bar for sovereignty requirements, encourages the adoption of European standards, and paves the way for more balanced competition in cloud and AI.
It also reflects strict alignment with the European Commission’s Cloud Sovereignty Framework, which sets high standards in terms of strategic and legal control, security and European compliance, dependency transparency, technological openness and environmental performance.
Octave Klaba, CEO of OVHcloud, said:“We are very pleased with the trust placed by the European Commission in our consortium. This project proves that strong alternatives exist in Europe, capable of meeting the highest standards. It also shows that when European players join forces, they make a difference.”
Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud, added:“We are very proud to have been selected. This is the result of significant collective work carried out with OVHcloud and DEEP. We have built a robust response capable of meeting the requirements of European institutions. What is interesting here is that technological sovereignty is no longer just a concept: it takes shape through infrastructures, platforms and players capable of operating together in production. It also proves that European players can cooperate effectively and strengthen the entire ecosystem.”
Sébastien Genesca, Managing Director of DEEP by POST Group, concluded:“We thank the European Commission for the trust placed in our consortium. Together with OVHcloud and Clever Cloud, we have carried out demanding and exciting work with a shared objective: to build a sovereign cloud offering by combining the best of our technological expertise, while sharing common European values.”
Above, Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud / image credited to Clever Cloud
