“Finally a tender tool that keeps up with the times!” That was the thought of Tormod Bowls in Kantega after testing Cobrief. Now the Norwegian consultancy works smarter with public tenders, has a better basis for decision-making and avoids missing important opportunities. Their experience shows that a modern tender tool not only saves time, but also serves as a strategic competitive advantage.
“I have been using Cobrief for a few months now and have not missed the old system once,” says Tormod Skåle, sales director at Kantega consultancy.
He talks about the solution they had been using for many years and which they perceived as very unintelligible. Now Kantega has switched to Cobrief.
The user experience is simply in a different league. It is very intuitive, clear, and you notice that here we are well placed technologically in 2025 — not 1990,” says Skåle.
It was Christian Martinsen in Knowit, a close collaborator and acquaintance, who first tipped Skåle about Cobrief.
Knowit has been using Cobrief for quite some time. Bowls was not disappointed. Cobrief collects all relevant tenders in one clear inbox, sorted by relevance.
The system learns as you use it. That means Kantega is now catching up on opportunities they could have previously missed. Kantega uses Cobrief, among other things, to sift, sort and qualify opportunities.
It makes us work smarter. We save time and we don't miss anything. It gives us peace of mind and a better basis for decision-making,” he says.
Kantega has been providing tailor-made IT solutions since 2003 and currently has around 180 employees distributed in offices in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim.
The company is 100 percent owned by the employees, and anyone who starts is awarded 1,000 shares. Last year, all employees were able to enjoy a dividend of NOK 150,000.
Bowls tell that it gives Kantega a unique culture. Low turnover, flat structure and a common motivation to do the best for both customer and colleague.
“It's both about sharing the value added and about keeping the share value low so that more people can afford to buy in,” he says.
Kantega supplies mostly to the private sector, but the public sector is also something they target.
“The public sector is an important part of our business, both because it provides stability, and because we want to contribute to socially beneficial and professionally challenging projects,” Ståle says.
Kantega has been using Cobrief actively since January 2025. Already after a few months, Skåle is convinced. He believes that any company that either works on public tender or has a goal of delivering to the public can gain value from a tool like Cobrief.
It's also quick and easy to get started.
“It is so intuitive that even those who have never worked with tenders before immediately understand how to use it,” Ståle says.
For businesses that want to save time creating new revenue.
Jonas Klafstad
Co-founder and CEO of Cobrief, Jonas Klafstad, believes that Kantega's approach to the tender work is an inspiration to others.
“We are incredibly impressed with how far-sighted and strategic Kantega has approached the tender process. They understood that an outdated tool is not only ineffective, but also a risk of losing valuable projects. By adopting Cobrief, they have proven that a modern tender tool is not just about saving time, but about ensuring a better basis for decision making and capturing opportunities that previously could have been missed. Their success is clear proof that the time has come to modernise and we hope more people follow their example.