HOOK. 🇨🇷 Your private intelligence officer for Costa Rican government procurement.
Costa Rica's SICOP is one of Central America's most advanced e-procurement systems, covering all public institutions, autonomous bodies, and municipalities. Hook indexes the full catalogue and makes it searchable in English — opening access to a stable, OECD-aspirant procurement market.
Be the first to know when Hook opens its doors.
How Hook works.
Three steps between you and every Costa Rican government tender.
Ask in Plain English
Describe what you're looking for in plain English. Hook translates your intent to match Spanish-language procurement listings on SICOP without requiring local terminology.
Or perhaps: “Which agencies are looking for cybersecurity consultants?”
Hook Searches SICOP
Hook indexes SICOP across all public institutions, decentralized entities, and municipal governments. Public bids, abbreviated bids, and framework agreements are all covered.
Costa Rica’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 procedure numbers, contracting institutions, estimated values in CRC, and bid deadlines — formatted for your capture process.
Clean. Structured. Ready for your pipeline.
Ready to search SICOP?
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10× Faster
Search all SICOP listings in seconds instead of navigating the portal's Spanish-language interface and filters.
Always Current
Hook indexes SICOP continuously — public institutions, autonomous entities, and municipal tenders tracked in real time.
Plain English
Search in English. Hook bridges the language barrier for international firms entering Costa Rica's procurement market.
Export-Ready
Structured data with procedure numbers, institutions, values in CRC, and bid deadlines — ready for your pipeline.
300+
Public institutions on SICOP
OECD
Procurement standards aligned
Seconds
Not hours to find tenders
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Cross-language search
Who Hook is for.
Technology Firms
Find MICITT and institutional IT modernisation, cybersecurity, and digital services tenders.
Pharmaceutical Companies
Surface CCSS and public health procurement for medicines, devices, and hospital supplies.
Construction Firms
Track MOPT, ICE, and municipal infrastructure projects including renewable energy and transport.
Frequently asked questions.
What is Hook? +
Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It helps businesses find Costa Rican government tenders on SICOP using natural language English queries.
What is SICOP? +
SICOP (Sistema Integrado de Compras Públicas) is Costa Rica's official government procurement portal. All public entities must publish tenders and awards here. Hook indexes this data continuously.
Who is Hook built for? +
International and local vendors targeting Costa Rican public sector contracts — technology firms, pharmaceutical companies, construction firms, and consulting companies.
How much does Hook cost? +
CRC 105,000 per month, or CRC 1,050,000 per year (saving 17%). Join the waitlist to be notified when Hook launches for Costa Rica.
What data does Hook cover? +
All SICOP procurement procedures: licitaciones públicas, licitaciones abreviadas, compras directas, and convenio marco across public institutions, autonomous entities, and municipalities.
Can I use Hook as an MCP server? +
Yes. Hook provides an MCP interface for querying Costa Rican procurement data from AI assistants and developer environments.
Simple pricing.
Lock in early access pricing by joining the waitlist.
Get early access to Costa Rican procurement intelligence.
Join the waitlist. Be the first to search SICOP in English with AI.