A major player in the development of predictive analysis and data simulation solutions, Makila AI has joined the catalog of UGAP, the 1st generalist purchasing center in France.
” With its references and successful projects with many players in the public sector, this new referencing plays an important role in Makila AI’s growth strategy in France. This listing highlights our ambition to quickly deploy our innovative solutions,” says Layla Nasr, CEO of Makila AI.
What are the advantages of UGAP for public actors?
Public actors benefit from certain advantages such as:
- Simplification of public procurement thanks to the management of order execution and the complete relationship with suppliers, allowing a reduction in deployment and management rates.
- Legal certainty is guaranteed through compliance with public procurement regulations.
- This is a significant time saver, as all advertising and competitive bidding procedures are carried out by the UGAP.
What are the benefits of UGAP for suppliers?
The “buy for resale” operation gives visibility to candidate suppliers and reduces their administrative and financial costs. This allows them to offer their potential public sector customers a simplified, secure and reliable purchasing model.
About UGAP
UGAP, a national generalist public procurement centre, is a central player in public procurement whose overall activity now amounts to more than €5.6 billion excluding VAT in 2021. It meets the needs of all public structures (1) regardless of their size and order amount. UGAP’s offer is based on nearly 3,200 contracts awarded according to public procurement rules. Its customers can access (2) to more than one million references from its suppliers.
UGAP, through the purchases it makes, is a vector in the field of public procurement. More than 78% of its suppliers are SMEs and mid-caps. 86% of contracts include a CSR provision. UGAP has been awarded the “Responsible Supplier Relations and Purchasing” label, awarded by the Mediation of Companies and the National Purchasing Council.
For more information: www.ugap.fr
(1) Its customers are local authorities, administrations and public establishments of the State, the social sector and public health establishments.
(2)Any public buyer who applies to UGAP is exempt from its advertising and competitive bidding obligations. The central purchasing group’s customers can therefore immediately access its entire offer with a simple order form.
About Makila AI
With offices in Montreal and Paris, Makila AI designs and develops simulation and predictive data analysis solutions integrating all the levers of artificial intelligence. Companies use the services of Makila AI to help guide and plan their strategic decisions in terms of governance, finance and human resources management. Since its founding in 2017, Makila AI has developed a customer base consisting of public sector organizations and large corporations in North America and Europe. In December 2020, Makila AI partnered with Crédit Mutuel Equity to propel its artificial intelligence innovations to the international stage.
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