ICOpedia is an end-to-end AI assistant for international development tenders in Africa. It brings the full bid cycle into one place: tender monitoring across 2,800+ active calls from 70 sources in 50 African countries and 19 sectors, ToR analysis by Coco (our AI assistant), and a submission workspace where you draft your proposal. It was built in Nouakchott for the people who actually respond to these calls: proposal writers, grants managers and consultants.
It is for professionals who answer development tenders in Africa: consulting firms, NGOs, independent consultants, grants and bid managers. If you track calls for tenders across donor portals by hand and write proposals under tight deadlines, ICOpedia is built for your workflow.
Coverage includes the major funders active across the continent: the World Bank, AFD, GIZ, USAID, the African Development Bank (AfDB), UNDP and the European Union, alongside national procurement portals and regional bodies. In total ICOpedia monitors 70 sources.
ICOpedia was designed and built in Nouakchott, Mauritania. That matters: we read the local documents, formats and regulatory terminology the way practitioners on the ground do, not the way a generic global aggregator does.
A generic aggregator gives you a list. ICOpedia adds two things on top of monitoring: ToR analysis (Coco reads a 200-page tender in about 3 minutes and pulls out the requirements, criteria and deadlines) and a workspace to write the response. You go from a call for tenders to a first draft without leaving the platform.
ICOpedia continuously collects tenders from 70 sources covering 50 African countries and 19 sectors: 2,800+ calls are active at any time. You filter by country, donor, sector, status, contract type and budget, and each tender gets a match score against your profile so the relevant ones surface first.
Open a tender and ask Coco to analyze the Terms of Reference. Coco reads documents up to 200 pages in about 3 minutes and returns a structured summary: key eligibility criteria, mandatory sections, deadlines and a match score against your profile. ToR analysis is the step that turns a dense PDF into a clear plan for your response.
The workspace is where you write your proposal. It pre-structures the response by donor template (World Bank, EU, UNDP and others), tracks completion section by section, and lets Coco draft, rephrase or check alignment on any part. You can export to PDF, Word or Excel when the dossier is ready.
Autopilot works overnight. For tenders above your match threshold, Coco prepares a first draft to refine: each morning you find a starting point instead of a blank page. You keep control at every step, review and edit everything, and decide what gets submitted. Autopilot prepares, it never submits anything on your behalf.
Beyond tenders, ICOpedia includes a searchable library of 1,000+ studies, evaluations and policy briefs, a map of ongoing development projects, and a directory of experts you can contact to build a consortium. Coco can pull from the library to ground its answers.
There are three plans. Discovery is free. Pro is 29 EUR/month at the early-adopter rate (then 39 EUR), with a 7-day trial and no card required. Institution starts at 149 EUR/month and includes 5 licences, with extra licences at 19 EUR each. You can sign up and subscribe at app.icopedia.org/pricing.
Yes. Discovery is free and lets you explore tender titles, the project map and the full document library, with a limited number of Coco questions per day. The full tender details, ToR analysis and the complete workspace are part of Pro.
The Pro trial runs for 7 days with no credit card required. You get the full Pro feature set during the trial. When it ends, your account simply returns to the free Discovery plan: nothing is charged automatically, and you can upgrade whenever you want.
Yes. Local NGOs and students get a reduced rate on request. Send proof of registration or student status to contact@icopedia.org and we will set it up.
Yes. There is no contract and no hidden fees. You manage your subscription, invoices and cancellation yourself from your billing portal. A downgrade takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle.
You do. Your proposals, drafts and the documents you upload are yours. ICOpedia is a tool you use to prepare your response: the content stays your property.
No. Your submission workspace is private to you. On an Institution plan, you can choose to share a workspace with your own team members, but nothing is visible to other organisations.
Access to your account and your workspace is restricted to you, with team sharing available only on Institution plans you control. Payments are handled by Stripe, so your card details are processed by Stripe and not stored by ICOpedia.
Tenders are collected from 70 public sources: national procurement portals, regional bodies and donor publications. The library gathers public studies, evaluations and policy briefs. ICOpedia centralises and structures public information so you do not have to monitor each source by hand.
Coco uses the tender you are working on, your profile and the knowledge base to answer your questions and prepare drafts. Its job is to help you respond to a specific call, not to expose your work to anyone else.
No. ICOpedia runs in your web browser. You sign in at app.icopedia.org and everything (tender monitoring, ToR analysis, the workspace and Coco) works online. There is nothing to download or install.
The platform is available in French and English. Coco answers in the language you ask in, and the knowledge base and tenders span several languages including French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Yes. From the workspace you can export your dossier to PDF, Word or Excel. The export applies your organisation branding, so you can do the final edits locally and submit in the format the donor expects.
Coco analyzes the tender documents you open in ICOpedia, including PDF Terms of Reference up to around 200 pages. You can also upload your organisation documents to your company profile so Coco knows who is responding.
Pro includes a mobile app for iOS and Android, plus in-app, email and optional Telegram alerts so you do not miss a deadline. The full workspace experience is best on desktop.
Create a free account at app.icopedia.org/pricing, complete your profile (sectors, countries, organisation) so the match score is accurate, then explore the active tenders. To unlock ToR analysis and the full workspace, start the 7-day Pro trial: no card required.
Set up your profile first, then use the filters (country, donor, sector, budget) and sort by match score. Save the calls you care about to your favourites and turn on alerts so new matching tenders reach you as soon as they are published.
Open a tender, run the ToR analysis to see the requirements and deadlines, then create a submission. Pick the donor template, let Coco prepare a first draft section by section, edit each part in your own words, and export to PDF or Word when the dossier is ready. This is the path from a call for tenders to a submitted response.
Set a match threshold in your profile. Each night, Coco prepares a first draft to refine for the tenders that clear that threshold, so you start your day with a draft rather than a blank page. You review, edit and decide what to submit: Autopilot prepares, you keep the final say.
You can ask Coco directly inside the app for guidance on tender monitoring, ToR analysis or bid writing. Pro includes email support, and Institution adds priority support with a dedicated contact. For pricing and account questions, write to contact@icopedia.org.
ICOpedia is an end-to-end AI assistant for international development tenders in Africa. It brings the full bid cycle into one place: tender monitoring across 2,800+ active calls from 70 sources in 50 African countries and 19 sectors, ToR analysis by Coco (our AI assistant), and a submission workspace where you draft your proposal. It was built in Nouakchott for the people who actually respond to these calls: proposal writers, grants managers and consultants.
It is for professionals who answer development tenders in Africa: consulting firms, NGOs, independent consultants, grants and bid managers. If you track calls for tenders across donor portals by hand and write proposals under tight deadlines, ICOpedia is built for your workflow.
Coverage includes the major funders active across the continent: the World Bank, AFD, GIZ, USAID, the African Development Bank (AfDB), UNDP and the European Union, alongside national procurement portals and regional bodies. In total ICOpedia monitors 70 sources.
ICOpedia was designed and built in Nouakchott, Mauritania. That matters: we read the local documents, formats and regulatory terminology the way practitioners on the ground do, not the way a generic global aggregator does.
A generic aggregator gives you a list. ICOpedia adds two things on top of monitoring: ToR analysis (Coco reads a 200-page tender in about 3 minutes and pulls out the requirements, criteria and deadlines) and a workspace to write the response. You go from a call for tenders to a first draft without leaving the platform.
ICOpedia continuously collects tenders from 70 sources covering 50 African countries and 19 sectors: 2,800+ calls are active at any time. You filter by country, donor, sector, status, contract type and budget, and each tender gets a match score against your profile so the relevant ones surface first.
Open a tender and ask Coco to analyze the Terms of Reference. Coco reads documents up to 200 pages in about 3 minutes and returns a structured summary: key eligibility criteria, mandatory sections, deadlines and a match score against your profile. ToR analysis is the step that turns a dense PDF into a clear plan for your response.
The workspace is where you write your proposal. It pre-structures the response by donor template (World Bank, EU, UNDP and others), tracks completion section by section, and lets Coco draft, rephrase or check alignment on any part. You can export to PDF, Word or Excel when the dossier is ready.
Autopilot works overnight. For tenders above your match threshold, Coco prepares a first draft to refine: each morning you find a starting point instead of a blank page. You keep control at every step, review and edit everything, and decide what gets submitted. Autopilot prepares, it never submits anything on your behalf.
Beyond tenders, ICOpedia includes a searchable library of 1,000+ studies, evaluations and policy briefs, a map of ongoing development projects, and a directory of experts you can contact to build a consortium. Coco can pull from the library to ground its answers.
There are three plans. Discovery is free. Pro is 29 EUR/month at the early-adopter rate (then 39 EUR), with a 7-day trial and no card required. Institution starts at 149 EUR/month and includes 5 licences, with extra licences at 19 EUR each. You can sign up and subscribe at app.icopedia.org/pricing.
Yes. Discovery is free and lets you explore tender titles, the project map and the full document library, with a limited number of Coco questions per day. The full tender details, ToR analysis and the complete workspace are part of Pro.
The Pro trial runs for 7 days with no credit card required. You get the full Pro feature set during the trial. When it ends, your account simply returns to the free Discovery plan: nothing is charged automatically, and you can upgrade whenever you want.
Yes. Local NGOs and students get a reduced rate on request. Send proof of registration or student status to contact@icopedia.org and we will set it up.
Yes. There is no contract and no hidden fees. You manage your subscription, invoices and cancellation yourself from your billing portal. A downgrade takes effect at the end of your current billing cycle.
You do. Your proposals, drafts and the documents you upload are yours. ICOpedia is a tool you use to prepare your response: the content stays your property.
No. Your submission workspace is private to you. On an Institution plan, you can choose to share a workspace with your own team members, but nothing is visible to other organisations.
Access to your account and your workspace is restricted to you, with team sharing available only on Institution plans you control. Payments are handled by Stripe, so your card details are processed by Stripe and not stored by ICOpedia.
Tenders are collected from 70 public sources: national procurement portals, regional bodies and donor publications. The library gathers public studies, evaluations and policy briefs. ICOpedia centralises and structures public information so you do not have to monitor each source by hand.
Coco uses the tender you are working on, your profile and the knowledge base to answer your questions and prepare drafts. Its job is to help you respond to a specific call, not to expose your work to anyone else.
No. ICOpedia runs in your web browser. You sign in at app.icopedia.org and everything (tender monitoring, ToR analysis, the workspace and Coco) works online. There is nothing to download or install.
The platform is available in French and English. Coco answers in the language you ask in, and the knowledge base and tenders span several languages including French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Yes. From the workspace you can export your dossier to PDF, Word or Excel. The export applies your organisation branding, so you can do the final edits locally and submit in the format the donor expects.
Coco analyzes the tender documents you open in ICOpedia, including PDF Terms of Reference up to around 200 pages. You can also upload your organisation documents to your company profile so Coco knows who is responding.
Pro includes a mobile app for iOS and Android, plus in-app, email and optional Telegram alerts so you do not miss a deadline. The full workspace experience is best on desktop.
Create a free account at app.icopedia.org/pricing, complete your profile (sectors, countries, organisation) so the match score is accurate, then explore the active tenders. To unlock ToR analysis and the full workspace, start the 7-day Pro trial: no card required.
Set up your profile first, then use the filters (country, donor, sector, budget) and sort by match score. Save the calls you care about to your favourites and turn on alerts so new matching tenders reach you as soon as they are published.
Open a tender, run the ToR analysis to see the requirements and deadlines, then create a submission. Pick the donor template, let Coco prepare a first draft section by section, edit each part in your own words, and export to PDF or Word when the dossier is ready. This is the path from a call for tenders to a submitted response.
Set a match threshold in your profile. Each night, Coco prepares a first draft to refine for the tenders that clear that threshold, so you start your day with a draft rather than a blank page. You review, edit and decide what to submit: Autopilot prepares, you keep the final say.
You can ask Coco directly inside the app for guidance on tender monitoring, ToR analysis or bid writing. Pro includes email support, and Institution adds priority support with a dedicated contact. For pricing and account questions, write to contact@icopedia.org.
