For businesses serving the humanitarian & development aid sector
Tired of sorting through truckloads of tenders?
“I wanted to focus on bids & applications to the most promising tenders, not sorting through all the other ones, but I couldn't find a tool that read them the way I would. So we built one.”
Mara, founder
Free during beta. No card required.
The two things we do
Find tenders
Our AI screens humanitarian & development aid tender portals and scores each one against your sector, geography and budget. Our experts tune it to read bids the way you would.
How we work →Win bids
Arche's procurement experts support your submission: compliance checks, evaluation-criteria alignment, and a review for the mistakes that sink most bids.
Bid support →AI paired with real humanitarian & development experts
Our AI reads each opportunity like a sector specialist.
Your criteria shape every score.
Define Your Criteria
We map what makes an opportunity relevant for your team: sector, geography, partner type, and more.
Build Your Scoring Prompt
Our experts help you build your scoring prompt, right down to the fine print: local-supplier-only clauses, bids too small to be worth your time.
Smart Scoring
Each opportunity is scored against your criteria with a written explanation you can review and share.
Refine & Improve
Adjust your criteria as you learn. Each update sharpens what lands in your inbox.
SDC External Evaluation Program Syria
HI – Humanity & Inclusion
Score 4/5, recommended for review
AI Reasoning
"High relevance. External evaluation programme, matches your core service. Location: Syria, where your team has prior experience and established networks."
Your feedback drives sharper reasoning and more accurate relevancy scoring.
Free to use, while we're in beta
Email us for access. No card, no cost.
Beyond the Bids
Found the right opportunity? Arche helps you submit a competitive bid.
You've found an opportunity that fits your expertise, now you want to hone your pitch. That's where Arche comes in.
Former humanitarian & development aid procurement specialists join your team, bringing an evaluator's eye. Many have scored hundreds of submissions themselves.
Sector Compliance
Proposals structured to meet compliance standards from day one.
Buyer-Aligned Offers
Pitched to the buyer's real priorities, not just the ToR.
Eliminate Common Mistakes
Catch what eliminates strong bids.
Build Internal Capability
Your team gets stronger with every bid.
Arche bid support pricing
Separate from Cause Compass. Bring in Arche when you want help on a submission.
for your first bid support through Cause Compass.
Pricing beyond that depends on scope. We'll quote before we start.
Field-tested, built for the sector
Cause Compass is built for consultancies and small businesses tired of scanning hundreds of public opportunities every week.
It started as an internal tool at Arche Consultancy to find suitable humanitarian & development aid opportunities. Now it's a platform tuned for the humanitarian and development aid sector.
Why generic procurement tools fall short
Generic tools
Pulls from everywhere, quality or not.
Cause Compass
Pulled from proven, quality sources.
Generic tools
Generic search criteria.
Cause Compass
Matching tuned for the sector.
Generic tools
Sign up, then you're on your own.
Cause Compass
We tune it with your team, ongoing.
We know humanitarian and development procurement, and we set the tool up with you rather than handing you a login.
Mara Lang
Founder, Arche Consultancy
Over 10 years in humanitarian supply chain across the UN, NGOs, and the private sector, including emergency response in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Mara brings experience that keeps Cause Compass grounded in how procurement actually works in the field.
Jesse Miller
Managing Director, Several Consulting
Jesse is Managing Director at Several Consulting, a consulting firm focused on supply chain & logistics process automation. He built Cause Compass with the same precision & rigor he applies to building enterprise supply chain solutions.