The Commission launches a 180-million-euro tender and a cloud sovereignty framework

2025-10-10 · Publisher : Commission européenne · Domain : Cloud & DevOps

The Commission launches a 180-million-euro, six-year tender for sovereign cloud services, assessed against a Cloud Sovereignty Framework with eight objectives. Up to four providers will be selected.

### Background On 10 October 2025, the European Commission announces a **180-million-euro** tender for sovereign cloud services for the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, over a period of six years. It is launched through the Cloud III dynamic purchasing system. Offers are assessed against a **Cloud Sovereignty Framework**, a sovereignty measurement framework established by the Commission. ### Key facts - Eight sovereignty objectives: strategic, legal, operational and environmental, supply chain transparency, technological openness, security and compliance with EU law. - Minimum assurance levels are set for each objective, so that offers can be compared on a common basis. - Up to four providers registered in the Cloud III system can be selected in parallel. - Award expected between December 2025 and February 2026. - The Commission presents the framework as a reference model for European cloud providers and for public-sector resilience. - The beneficiaries are the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. ### Why it matters The text turns a vague notion, "sovereignty", into a level-based evaluation grid. Public buyers, IT services firms answering tenders and cloud providers can draw on it to document their own choices. The draft CADA regulation, proposed in June 2026, in turn provides for sovereignty assurance levels. ### Takeaway An eight-objective grid to measure cloud sovereignty, applied first to the Commission's own purchases.

Tags : Souveraineté, Europe, Cloud souverain, Réglementation, Hyperscaler