# Portugal Government Procurement — BASE

> Find Portuguese government contracts on BASE with AI. Hook turns plain English queries into structured procurement data from Portugal’s official public contracts portal. Sign up.

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

**Country:** Portugal (PT)
**Portal:** BASE
**Portal URL:** http://www.base.gov.pt
**Currency:** EUR
**Language:** en-PT

## Overview

Portugal’s BASE portal is the single repository for all public contracts, recording every award and publishing active tender opportunities. Hook indexes BASE alongside the Código dos Contratos Públicos framework so you can find opportunities from Lisbon to the Açores without navigating fragmented listings.

## Why Hook for Portugal?

### Complete Coverage

Every contract on BASE — from ESPAP central purchasing to municipal câmaras and public hospitals — in one search.

### Always Current

Hook indexes BASE continuously, surfacing new tenders, amendments, and awards within minutes of publication.

### Plain English

No CPV codes or Portuguese procurement terminology needed. Ask in everyday language and get instant results.

### Export-Ready

Structured data with contract references, entities, values in EUR, and deadlines ready for your CRM or bid tracker.

## How it works

1. **Ask in Plain English** — Type your query in everyday language. Hook interprets your intent and maps it to CPV codes, procurement categories, and Portuguese contracting procedures automatically.
2. **Hook Searches BASE** — Hook scans the full BASE portal — tenders from ESPAP, central government ministries, municipal câmaras, hospitals, and public institutes across mainland Portugal and the autonomous regions.
3. **Receive Structured Contract Data** — Results arrive as clean, structured data with contract reference numbers, contracting entities, estimated values in EUR, and submission deadlines.

## Use cases

- **Construction & Engineering** — Track infrastructure tenders from Infraestruturas de Portugal, municipal câmaras, and EU-funded cohesion programmes.
- **IT Suppliers** — Find technology procurement from AMA, ESPAP, and digital transformation initiatives across the Portuguese public sector.
- **Healthcare Vendors** — Surface medical equipment, pharmaceutical, and service tenders from SNS hospitals and regional health administrations.

## Built for

Built for Portugal

## FAQ

### What is Hook?

Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It lets you query Portugal’s BASE portal in plain English and receive structured contract data from the entire Portuguese public sector.

### What is BASE?

BASE is Portugal’s official public contracts portal, managed by the Instituto dos Mercados Públicos. It records all public contract awards and publishes tender opportunities. Hook indexes it continuously.

### Who is Hook built for?

Portuguese and EU-based SMEs, construction companies, technology providers, professional services firms, and any supplier bidding on contracts from central government, municipalities, or public institutes.

### 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?

All notices on BASE: open tenders, limited-by-invitation procedures, direct awards, framework agreements, and contract award reports from ministries, câmaras municipais, and public institutes.

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

Yes. Hook exposes a Model Context Protocol interface, so you can query Portuguese procurement data from any MCP-compatible AI assistant or IDE.

## Pricing

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