HOOK. 🇺🇾 Your private intelligence officer for Uruguayan government procurement.
Uruguay's ARCE manages one of Latin America's most orderly procurement systems, handling tenders for all government ministries, entes autónomos, and departmental governments. Hook indexes the full catalogue and makes it searchable in English — giving you access to a stable, investment-grade public market.
Be the first to know when Hook opens its doors.
How Hook works.
Three steps between you and every Uruguayan government tender.
Ask in Plain English
Describe what you're after in plain English. Hook interprets your intent and matches it against Spanish-language procurement listings on the ARCE portal.
Or perhaps: “Which agencies are looking for cybersecurity consultants?”
Hook Searches ARCE
Hook indexes ARCE across all government ministries, autonomous entities, and departmental administrations. Public bids, abbreviated bids, and framework agreements are covered.
Uruguay’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 purchase numbers, contracting organisms, values in UYU, and opening dates — ready for your proposal team.
Clean. Structured. Ready for your pipeline.
Ready to search ARCE?
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10× Faster
Search all ARCE listings in seconds instead of browsing the portal's Spanish-language interface and category filters.
Always Current
Hook indexes ARCE continuously — ministries, entes autónomos, and departmental tenders tracked in real time.
Plain English
Search in English. Hook translates your queries to match Uruguay's well-structured procurement listings.
Export-Ready
Structured data with purchase numbers, contracting organisms, values in UYU, and opening dates — ready for analysis.
200+
Contracting organisms
ARCE
Full portal coverage
Seconds
Not hours to find tenders
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Cross-language search
Who Hook is for.
IT Firms
Find AGESIC, ANTEL, and ministry digital government, cybersecurity, and data centre tenders.
Pharmaceutical Companies
Surface ASSE, Casmu, and public health procurement for medicines, vaccines, and medical equipment.
Consultancies
Discover advisory, audit, and institutional strengthening contracts from national agencies and donor programmes.
Frequently asked questions.
What is Hook? +
Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It helps businesses find Uruguayan government tenders on ARCE using natural language English queries.
What is ARCE? +
ARCE (Agencia Reguladora de Compras Estatales) operates Uruguay's official procurement portal at comprasestatales.gub.uy. All government entities must publish tenders here. Hook indexes this data continuously.
Who is Hook built for? +
International and local suppliers, IT firms, pharmaceutical companies, and consultancies pursuing Uruguayan government contracts at national and departmental levels.
How much does Hook cost? +
UYU 8,500 per month, or UYU 85,000 per year (saving 17%). Join the waitlist to be notified when Hook launches for Uruguay.
What data does Hook cover? +
All ARCE procurement: licitaciones públicas, licitaciones abreviadas, compras directas, and convenios marco from government ministries, entes autónomos, and departmental governments.
Can I use Hook as an MCP server? +
Yes. Hook provides an MCP interface for querying Uruguayan procurement data from AI assistants and developer environments.
Simple pricing.
Lock in early access pricing by joining the waitlist.
Get early access to Uruguayan procurement intelligence.
Join the waitlist. Be the first to search ARCE in English with AI.