Frequently Asked Questions
Why to subscribe to DARPE?
DARPE offers a variety of benefits for organizations and individuals working in the development sector:
- Find and track real-time, funded tenders and grant opportunities from over 1,150 sources.
- Access a database of over 6,000 funding agencies and potential partners, including NGOs, consulting firms, and individual consultants.
- Identify ideal partners for subcontracting and collaboration to strengthen your proposals.
- Access country-specific market analytics and business intelligence to make data-driven decisions about your proposals and partnerships.
By subscribing to DARPE, you gain a comprehensive suite of tools and resources to streamline your search for funding opportunities, identify ideal partners, and win more contracts in the development sector. It's like having your own development project matchmaker!
What is the difference between the membership plans?
- Consultant Plan is the best for the individual consultants who want to track individual assignment opportunities and receive regular customized funding e-mail alerts
- Basic Plan is the best for consulting firms and NGOs to build relevant and optimal business opportunities pipeline. Members get access to all Consultant plan benefits, in addition to access to tenders, and grants opportunities.
- Premium Plan is the best for consulting firms and NGOs to build relevant and optimal business opportunities pipeline, establish partnerships and develop proposals that win. Members get access to all Basic plan benefits, in addition to access to the directory of Donor Agencies, implementing partners, and individual consultants working in the MENA region.
How can I gain access to the DARPE Business Development services?
- Register and create your username and password
- Select your Subscription Duration and Payment Method
- One of our staff members will contact you on how to move forward
If you have already registered then;
- Log in using your user name and password
- Under "My Account" or at the main menu, select Select "Upgrade"
- Repeat the above steps
How do I upgrade my account?
- Log in using your username and password
- At the main menu, select Select "Upgrade"
- Select Your Subscription Plan and Duration
- Add your card details to pay online or contact the admin for other payment methods
How can I pay for the subscription?
You can pay for your DARPE subscription by credit card (Visa, Mastercard). Additional payment options are available (Bank Transfer, Western Union, Cash, Vodafone Cash). Contact us to learn more about them.
How long does it take for my subscription to be activated?
When you pay online, your DARPE subscription is activated instantly. When you use other payment channels, your account is activated within 24-48 hours of payment.
What is the Tenders and Grants e-mail Alert
The Tenders and Grants e-mail notification (Alert Service) is a smart tool to help you receive Tenders and Grant opportunities and other procurement notices filtered per your selection criteria and preferences. In other words, this service lets you know specific business opportunities that match your company's products and/or services almost instantaneously.
How can I start receiving e-mail notification of Tenders and Grants Alerts?
1- Once you sign in with your Username and Password, click on "My Account"
2- Select Create Email Alert option
3- Choose your specific email-alert preferences,
4- Now every time the Tenders and Grants tracker identifies an opportunity that matches your selected criteria, you will receive an email notification in this regard at 10 am (Cairo time)
We still advise you to check the Tenders and Grants section of the DARPE site on a daily basis, as well as to update your email-alert preferences regularly, to ensure that you don’t miss any relevant opportunities. This is important as some organizations post opportunities with a very short application window.
How can I create a profile?
Whether you are an Implementing Partner, or an Individual Consultant you can increase your visibility and partnership potentials
by Creating Your Organization Profile and/or Individual Profile (Free of charge)
- If not registered, please register and create a Username and Password
- Log in to your account using the Username and Password you have created
- Under My Account, Click Create Your Org. Profile or Create Your Ind. Profile.
- Please update your profile regularly.
Are there search engines that can save my time and effort in looking and filtering information?
DARPE portal is structured around a Powerful Search Engine which allows you to filter data based on your individual needs.
Search options are available for the following services;
Real-Time Tenders and Grants Search Engine:
You can search by:
1- Type of procurement: Tender, Grant or Individual assignment
2- Donor(s) Name
3- Country of Coverage (Location)
4- Sectors of Interests (please refer to the Classification index for more details)
5- Type of Services Requested (please refer Classification index for more details)
6- Status of the procurement notice: Accepting Bids, Closed, Forecast, or Open for application
Development Partners Search Engine
You can search by:
1- For Development Aid Providers choose one of the categories (i.e. Bilateral / Multilateral Donor Agency, Arab Organizations, Corporate Social Responsibility) and for Development Implementing Partners choose one of the categories (i.e. Private Businesses, National NGOs, Regional NGOs, International Foundations
2- Country of Coverage
3- Sectors of Interest (please refer to the Classification index for more details)
Individual Consultants Search Engine
You can search by
1- Sectors of Interest (please refer to the Classification index for more details)
2- Type of Services and areas of practice
3- Countries working in
What are the benefits of having access to the Directory of Development Partners?
The Directory is regularly updated and maintained. It provides you with a summary of:
- Sectors and sub-sectors of interest/expertise
- Types of services provided (areas of practice)
- Geographic coverage
- Specific Contact information
- A list of Partners who Worked With
- A list of Procurement Notices that might have been published by the specific client
This information will support you to connect and engage with potential clients more informatively, write competitive client-focused proposals
What are the benefits of having access to the Database of Individual Consultants?
This Directory allows you to supplement your team with vetted development professionals with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the development aid sector.
The Directory is regularly updated and maintained. It provides you with a summary of:
- Key qualifications
- Sectors and types of services provided (areas of practice)
- Geographic coverage
- Contact information
- A list of Partners Worked With
- Updated CV and LinkedIn account
What are the Opportunity Type Classification
- Individual means and includes those opportunities soliciting response from individual consultants only
- Tender means and includes those opportunities soliciting responses from Private Consulting and Development Firms
- Grant means and includes those opportunities soliciting responses from Non-profit Organizations / Foundations and Research Institutes (i.e. grant opportunities for research, for instance)
- Depending on the opportunity’s eligibility conditions, you may find one opportunity classified by more than one type such as Tender and Grant which occurs when opportunity mentions that both NGOs and Private Sector firms are eligible to bid or Tender and Individual at the same time, when experts/freelancers as well as private sector firms are eligible to bid or most probably either one can submit alone
Can I share my DARPE subscription?
Your subscription cannot be shared. A single Username is only valid for 3 unique IP addresses a month. An IP address is a unique numerical code assigned to every internet connection.
You can add an extra account on the same domain in exchange for a minimal fee to ensure seriousness.
How do I change my email or password?
Log in to your account, click on My account, choose "account information", and change your email or password.
I can not access my account; it gives me 503: error!
A single Username is only valid for 3 unique IP addresses a month. An IP address is a unique numerical code assigned to every internet connection. Once that limit is reached, the system assumes there has been a security breach. At that time, it will create a temporary ban; preventing access to DARPE portal and you will receive this error message "503: Service Temporarily Unavailable: Too many IP addresses accessing one secure area! Please contact Support if you need assistance". To fix it, you have to contact your account manager.
I am subscribing since years and I stopped receiving my e-mail alert regularly as it used to be
This problem may happen when DARPE users don't update their e-mail alert for a period of time. To make sure you are receiving email alert, please sign in to your account, click on my account button, then choose, create email alert, update your preferences, and then click on submit.
What if I want to cancel my subscription?
Subscribing members may terminate their subscription agreement at any time. Termination will be effective at the end of the month of which a request to terminate occurs. Subscribers will be charged for the period prior to the termination effective date in a prorated manner. 25% of the total subscription package will be retained for administration processing fees.