A Norwegian county is consulting suppliers on a cloud procurement and contract tool, signalling a wider shift to strategic, digital public purchasing.
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A Norwegian county authority is asking suppliers to help shape a new cloud-based system for running competitions and managing contracts. The planned tool is intended to make procurement more efficient, less complex and more fully digital, and it sits within a wider Nordic and European move towards modern, strategic sourcing platforms.
On 9th December 2025, Innlandet Fylkeskommune published a prior information notice for a consultation on a draft specification for a modern, cloud-based competition and contract administration tool. Through this consultation for a competition tool, the county is inviting feedback from the supplier market before finalising its requirements.
The notice sets out clear objectives: the new tool should enhance procurement efficiency, reduce complexity and support digitalisation. In practice, that means a single system is expected to support both the conduct of competitions and the administration of resulting contracts, replacing or consolidating more fragmented processes.
For a public buyer with a wide range of categories to manage, from long-term service contracts to framework agreements for goods, such a system can become the backbone of strategic sourcing and category management. By consulting suppliers at this early stage, Innlandet Fylkeskommune is signalling that it wants a solution aligned with current market capabilities rather than a bespoke tool designed in isolation.
The Innlandet consultation is not occurring in isolation. In June 2025, KONGSBERGREGIONENS KOMMUNALE OPPGAVEFELLESSKAP FOR TJENESTEUTVIK published a contract notice for a unified competition implementation and contract management tool. That project aims to streamline public procurements in the Kongsberg region, ensure compliance with regulations, and enable efficient management of contracts and tenders.
In July 2025, the Norwegian Parliament, Stortinget, went to market for tools for competition and contract follow-up. Its notice highlights ambitions to enhance efficiency, strategic sourcing and user experience in managing goods and services — underlining that these systems are now seen as instruments for better commercial decision-making, not just digital filing cabinets.
Other Norwegian bodies are travelling in the same direction. In October 2025, Registerenheten i Brønnøysund sought a cloud-based KGV/KAV system to improve procurement efficiency, secure regulatory compliance and enable fully electronic case handling. In November 2025, Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune launched a competition for a new cloud-based system for competition implementation and contract follow-up, specifying integration with the Doffin and TED portals by the time the contract is signed.
Also in November 2025, OFA IKS issued a tender for a modern KGV and KAV system to enhance purchasing efficiency and integration capabilities for itself and its partners. Earlier, in October 2025, Ålesund kommune had already started work on a new KGV and KAV system, circulating early draft specifications and demonstration scenarios for quality assurance.
Private and inter-municipal actors are also active. In October 2025, energy company Elvia AS launched a market survey for a new competition implementation and contract administration tool (KGV/KAV), while in November 2025 Vestfold Offentlige Innkjøpssamarbeid (VOIS) invited suppliers to a market dialogue on KGV and KAV. On the same day as Innlandet Fylkeskommune’s notice, Trøndelag fylkeskommune announced a market dialogue for a user-friendly procurement tool aimed at improving efficiency and resource management.
The pattern is clear: multiple Norwegian authorities are moving core sourcing and contract processes into cloud-based platforms, with compliance, integration and full electronic handling as recurring themes. Innlandet Fylkeskommune’s consultation slots neatly into this wave.
These systems are increasingly framed as enablers of strategic sourcing. Stortinget’s procurement explicitly links its planned solution to better “strategic sourcing” and user experience in managing goods and services, indicating a desire to use data from competitions and contracts to inform future category strategies.
Supplier management is being digitised alongside competition tools. In September 2025, Oslo kommune’s development and competence agency issued a prior information notice for a cloud-based system to follow up suppliers, manage project data and secure compliance with legal requirements, with a strong emphasis on adapting to existing systems. This points towards interconnected procurement, contract and supplier-risk tools rather than isolated applications.
Similar ambitions can be seen elsewhere in Europe. In June 2025, Stadtwerke München GmbH launched a project to implement a Software-as-a-Service procurement platform for Source-to-Contract processes. That contract covers integration with existing systems, data migration, user training and GDPR compliance, showing how technical, legal and change-management issues are now bundled into e-procurement programmes. In August 2025, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) followed with a tender for a digital competition platform delivered as a SaaS solution to support competitions across its projects.
Even in justice and registry sectors, authorities are upgrading their digital infrastructure. In November 2025, the Dutch Dienstencentrum voor de Rechtspraak launched a market consultation on a knowledge management system for the judiciary, while in June 2025 Finland’s Oikeusrekisterikeskus invited suppliers to a market dialogue on a SaaS survey tool. In August 2025, Estonia’s Registrite ja Infosüsteemide Keskus sought suppliers to develop its court information system, focusing on process automation and artificial intelligence to improve legal certainty and reduce processing times. Together, these moves illustrate how digital procurement tools are becoming part of broader data and knowledge ecosystems.
If cloud-based platforms are one pillar of change, the other is how those platforms are bought. The Innlandet Fylkeskommune consultation reflects a broader shift towards structured market dialogue before major procurements are finalised.
In June 2025, Midt-Telemark kommune asked suppliers to review and comment on draft competition documents for a Print as a Service contract for seven municipalities. In July 2025, Kongsvinger Kommune invited suppliers to give input on draft tender documents for office supplies, copy paper and school materials across several municipalities in the Kongsvinger region.
Digital systems are a particular focus of this approach. In October 2025, IKOMM AS, working for seven municipalities, sought market input on draft documents for a new ERP system to improve clarity, accuracy and competitiveness. The same month, Sunnhordland Innkjøpsforum, led by Bømlo kommune, invited comments on proposed requirements for a framework agreement for consultancy engineering services.
Software and tools feature heavily in later consultations too. In November 2025, the Norwegian Tax Administration, Skatteetaten, opened a consultation on draft documentation for a software framework agreement, while Kristiansund kommune sought feedback on a framework agreement for tools and tool accessories ahead of a planned competition. Across these examples, the common thread is an effort to align specifications closely with market offerings and to iron out ambiguities before formal tenders are launched.
Innlandet Fylkeskommune’s consultation on its future competition and contract administration tool follows this same pattern: open engagement on early drafts, with the aim of designing a realistic, competitive and future-proof procurement.
For suppliers of e-procurement and contract management platforms, the cluster of Nordic notices in 2025 represents both an opportunity and a test. Buyers are consistently asking for cloud delivery, strong integration capabilities, full electronic handling and support for strategic sourcing and supplier follow-up.
The Innlandet Fylkeskommune consultation will show how the market responds to those expectations in one Norwegian county. Any subsequent competition is likely to be shaped by the feedback now being gathered, and observers will be watching to see whether requirements across counties and collaborative bodies converge towards a common model or remain fragmented. Either way, the direction of travel is clear: digital tools for competitions and contracts are becoming central to how public bodies organise their spending and manage their supplier relationships.
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