# Spain Government Procurement — PLACE

> Find Spanish government contracts on PLACE with AI. Hook turns plain English queries into structured procurement data from Spain’s national contracting platform and autonomous community portals. Sign up.

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

**Country:** Spain (ES)
**Portal:** PLACE
**Portal URL:** https://contrataciondelestado.es
**Currency:** EUR
**Language:** en-ES

## Overview

Spain’s public sector spends over €200 billion annually through PLACE, regional autonomous community portals, and municipal platforms. Hook consolidates tenders from the central Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público and all 17 autonomous communities — so you search once and see every opportunity across the country.

## Why Hook for Spain?

### National + Regional

PLACE, plus all 17 autonomous community portals — Catalonia, Andalucía, Madrid, Basque Country, and more — in a single search.

### EU-Compliant

Covers tenders subject to EU public procurement directives alongside below-threshold national contracts.

### Plain English

No CPV codes or Spanish procurement jargon needed. Describe what you sell and Hook finds matching opportunities.

### Export-Ready

Structured data with expediente numbers, contracting authorities, values in EUR, and deadlines — ready for your pipeline.

## How it works

1. **Ask in Plain English** — Describe what you sell in everyday language. Hook maps your query to CPV codes, NUTS regions, and procurement categories used across Spanish contracting platforms.
2. **Hook Searches PLACE & Regional Portals** — Hook indexes the Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público alongside autonomous community portals from Catalonia, Andalucía, Madrid, and all other regions. Every listing is normalised.
3. **Receive Structured Contract Data** — Results arrive with expediente numbers, contracting authorities, estimated values in EUR, submission deadlines, and contract types — ready for your bid team.

## Use cases

- **Infrastructure Contractors** — Surface road, rail, and public works tenders from Ministerio de Transportes, autonomous communities, and municipal governments.
- **IT & Digital Services** — Track technology procurement from central government, healthcare systems, and regional digitalisation programmes.
- **Consulting Firms** — Find advisory, audit, and professional services contracts across Spain’s fragmented multi-level public administration.

## Built for

Built for Spain

## FAQ

### What is Hook?

Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It lets you query Spain’s PLACE portal and autonomous community platforms in plain English, returning structured contract data from across the entire Spanish public sector.

### What is PLACE?

PLACE (Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público) is Spain’s official national e-procurement portal, managed by the Ministry of Finance. It publishes tenders from central government, autonomous communities, and local entities. Hook indexes it continuously alongside regional platforms.

### Who is Hook built for?

Spanish and EU-based SMEs, infrastructure contractors, IT vendors, consulting firms, and any supplier bidding on public contracts across Spain’s central government and 17 autonomous communities.

### 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 PLACE and regional portals: open procedures, restricted tenders, framework agreements, minor contracts, and award notices from ministries, autonomous communities, diputaciones, and ayuntamientos.

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

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

## Pricing

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