HOOK. 🇨🇻 Your private intelligence officer for Cape Verdean government procurement.
Cape Verde’s ARAP regulates public procurement across this island archipelago nation — from tourism resort infrastructure on Sal and Boa Vista to renewable energy projects and inter-island transport. Hook makes Portuguese-language procurement searchable in English.
Be the first to know when Hook opens its doors.
How Hook works.
Three steps between you and every Cape Verdean government tender.
Ask in Plain English
Type your query in plain English. Hook bridges the language gap between English-speaking bidders and Portuguese-language procurement listings on ARAP.
Or perhaps: “Which agencies are looking for cybersecurity consultants?”
Hook Searches ARAP
Hook indexes ARAP’s procurement database, covering central ministries, municipal câmaras, state enterprises, and donor-funded projects across all nine inhabited islands.
Cape Verde’s government procurement portal publishes thousands of opportunities. Hook reads them all so you can read none.
Receive Structured Contract Data
Results arrive as structured data with tender references, procuring entities, estimated values in CVE, and submission deadlines. Ready for your island-by-island bid strategy.
Clean. Structured. Ready for your pipeline.
Ready to search ARAP?
Join the Waitlist →Why Hook for Cape Verde?
Island Coverage
Search procurement across all nine inhabited islands from a single platform — no need to check each municipality separately.
Always Current
Hook indexes ARAP continuously — ministry, municipal, and state enterprise tenders appear within minutes.
Plain English
Search in English across Portuguese-language ARAP listings without translation tools.
Export-Ready
Structured data with tender references, entities, values in CVE, and submission deadlines.
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Inhabited islands covered
ARAP
Full regulatory coverage
Seconds
Not hours to find tenders
EN→PT
Cross-language search
Who Hook is for.
Tourism Developers
Find resort, airport, and hospitality infrastructure tenders on Sal, Boa Vista, and Santiago.
Renewable Energy
Track wind farm, solar, and desalination project tenders across the archipelago.
Maritime Transport
Surface inter-island ferry, port, and maritime logistics procurement from ENAPOR and the transport ministry.
Frequently asked questions.
What is Hook? +
Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It helps businesses find Cape Verdean government tenders published through ARAP using natural language queries in English.
What is ARAP? +
ARAP (Autoridade Reguladora das Aquisições Públicas) is Cape Verde’s public procurement regulatory authority. It publishes tender notices and oversees procurement compliance. Hook indexes ARAP data for instant search.
Who is Hook built for? +
Tourism developers, renewable energy firms, maritime transport companies, and consultancies pursuing Cape Verdean government contracts across the archipelago.
How much does Hook cost? +
CVE 20,000 per month, or CVE 200,000 per year (saving CVE 40,000). Join the waitlist to lock in early access pricing.
What data does Hook cover? +
Procurement notices from ARAP: concursos públicos, ajustes directos, and contract awards from ministries, municipal câmaras, and state enterprises across all inhabited islands.
Can I use Hook as an MCP server? +
Yes. Hook provides an MCP interface for querying Cape Verdean procurement data from AI assistants and developer environments.
Simple pricing.
Lock in early access pricing by joining the waitlist.
Get early access to Cape Verdean procurement intelligence.
Join the waitlist. Be the first to search ARAP tenders with natural language AI.