# Cape Verde Government Procurement — ARAP

> Search Cape Verdean government tenders on ARAP with AI. Hook turns plain English into structured procurement data from Cabo Verde’s procurement regulatory authority. Sign up.

*Source: [https://www.selltostate.com/countries/cape-verde/](https://www.selltostate.com/countries/cape-verde/)*

**Country:** Cape Verde (CV)
**Portal:** ARAP
**Portal URL:** https://www.arap.cv
**Currency:** CVE
**Language:** en-CV

## Overview

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.

## 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.

## How it works

1. **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.
2. **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.
3. **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.

## Use cases

- **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.

## Built for

Built for Cape Verde

## FAQ

### 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). Sign up 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.

## Pricing

- Monthly: 20000 CVE
- Annual: 200000 CVE (saves 17)