Atea Finland wins framework agreement on Microsoft licenses with KL-Kuntahankinnat

Atea Finland has won a frame agreement on Microsoft licenses and related services with KL-Kuntahankinnat Oy. The frame agreement is now in a waiting period, pending appeal from other competitors in the tendering process. The contract is due to be signed on December 28, assuming that there are no delays as a result of a potential appeals process.

Atea is the sole provider of the Microsoft licenses under the frame agreement. The frame agreement is a renewal of an existing contract. This is the third time Atea has been awarded the contract. The agreement runs for 4 years with an estimated total value of EUR 220–250 million. The revenue for the first year (2018) is expected to be EUR 80 million. The contract takes effect on January 1st, 2018.

KL-Kuntahankinnat Oy acts on behalf of Finnish regional and local government clientele by tendering framework agreements, conducting negotiations, managing contracts and offering clients expert services in public procurement.

For further information, please contact:

Juha Sihvonen, Managing Director Atea Finland, mobile (+358) 400 735 134

Steinar Sønsteby, CEO Atea ASA, mobile (+47) 930 55 655

Robert Giori, CFO Atea ASA, mobile (+47) 934 09 188

About Atea

Atea is the leading supplier of IT infrastructure and system integration in the Nordic and Baltic regions with 6,900 employees. Atea is present in 86 cities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Atea delivers IT products from leading vendors and assists its customers with specialist competencies within IT infrastructure services. Atea had revenue of approximately NOK 31 billion in 2016 and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. https://www.atea.com