HOOK. 🇫🇷 Your private intelligence officer for French government procurement.
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.
Be the first to know when Hook opens its doors.
How Hook works.
Three steps between you and every French government tender.
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.
Or perhaps: “Which agencies are looking for cybersecurity consultants?”
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.
France’s government procurement portal publishes thousands of opportunities. Hook reads them all so you can read none.
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.
Clean. Structured. Ready for your pipeline.
Ready to search French marchés publics?
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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.
€200B+
Annual public procurement spend
PLACE+BOAMP
Dual portal coverage
Seconds
Not hours to find marchés
EN→FR
Cross-language search
Who Hook is for.
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.
Frequently asked questions.
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). Join the waitlist 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.
Simple pricing.
Lock in early access pricing by joining the waitlist.
Get early access to French procurement intelligence.
Join the waitlist. Be the first to search French marchés publics in English.