# France Government Procurement — PLACE / BOAMP

> Search French government contracts on PLACE and BOAMP with AI. Hook turns English queries into structured procurement data from France’s marchés publics system. Sign up.

*Source: [https://www.selltostate.com/countries/france/](https://www.selltostate.com/countries/france/)*

**Country:** France (FR)
**Portal:** PLACE / BOAMP
**Portal URL:** https://www.marches-publics.gouv.fr
**Currency:** EUR
**Language:** en-FR

## Overview

France publishes thousands of marchés publics through PLACE and BOAMP every week, spanning central ministries, régions, départements, and communes. Hook indexes and translates it all — so English-speaking firms can compete in the EU’s second-largest procurement market.

## Why Hook for France?

### Cross-Language

Search in English, find French-language marchés publics. Hook bridges the language barrier for international bidders.

### Always Current

Hook indexes PLACE and BOAMP continuously — new avis, rectificatifs, and attributions appear within minutes.

### Full Coverage

Central government, régions, départements, communes, and établissements publics — every territorial level in one search.

### Export-Ready

Structured data with marché references, acheteurs, values in EUR, and dates — ready for your pipeline.

## How it works

1. **Ask in Plain English** — Describe your query in English. Hook translates your intent and matches against French-language procurement notices without you needing to read French.
2. **Hook Searches PLACE & BOAMP** — Hook indexes PLACE (Plateforme des Achats de l’État) for central government and BOAMP for official announcements, covering all procurement categories and territorial levels.
3. **Receive Structured Contract Data** — You receive structured results with marché references, acheteurs publics, estimated values in EUR, and closing dates — translated and formatted for international bidders.

## Use cases

- **IT Companies** — Find DINUM and ministry digital transformation tenders across French central and territorial government.
- **Infrastructure Groups** — Track grand projets and travaux publics from régions, départements, and national agencies.
- **Consultancies** — Surface prestations intellectuelles and advisory contracts from ministères and établissements publics.

## Built for

Built for France

## FAQ

### What is Hook?

Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It helps businesses find French government tenders published on PLACE and BOAMP using natural language English queries.

### What is PLACE / BOAMP?

PLACE (Plateforme des Achats de l’État) is France’s central government procurement platform. BOAMP (Bulletin Officiel des Annonces de Marchés Publics) is the official gazette for public contract announcements. Hook indexes both to provide comprehensive coverage of French marchés publics.

### Who is Hook built for?

International firms targeting French public contracts, French SMEs and PMEs, IT companies, infrastructure groups, and consultancies pursuing marchés publics at national, regional, or communal level.

### How much does Hook cost?

€185 per month, or €1,850 per year (saving €370). Sign up to lock in early access pricing.

### What data does Hook cover?

Marchés publics from PLACE and BOAMP across all categories: travaux, fournitures, and services from ministères, établissements publics, collectivités territoriales, and hospitals. Both formalisés and MAPA procedures are covered.

### Can I use Hook as an MCP server?

Yes. Hook provides an MCP interface for querying French procurement data from AI assistants and developer environments.

## Pricing

- Monthly: 185 EUR
- Annual: 1850 EUR (saves 17)