Hafslund gains full visibility with Cobrief: – Time savings like never before

With Cobrief, Hafslund can analyse the market, find relevant partners, and identify new business opportunities – while avoiding much of the heavy, manual work.

– It's intuitive and easy to use. Not least, it saves us a lot of time, says Jørgen Onsnes, Advisor at Hafslund Vekst AS. Customer and Partner Manager Daniel Samuelsen at Hafslund Mobil Energi AS nods in agreement.

– The time savings are unprecedented. For us, Cobrief has become a fully integrated part of our daily workflow.

Both Samuelsen and Jørgen Osnes have followed the development of Cobrief closely. They regularly provide feedback and see improvements happening all the time. Samuelsen admits that it required patience to be one of the first users. He didn't hold back if something wasn't working. He actively contributed suggestions for improvements.

– Now Cobrief is the best tool we have for working strategically and efficiently with public tenders. It gives us visibility, saves time, and opens up new business opportunities, he says.

Customer and Partner Manager Daniel Samuelsen at Hafslund Mobil Energi AS (left) and Jørgen Osnes, Advisor at Hafslund Vekst AS, use Cobrief almost every single day.

Can be used for more than just tenders

The Hafslund duo has been using Cobrief for a long time – but for different purposes. While Samuelsen and the team at Hafslund Mobil Energi work with insights and market monitoring, Osnes and Hafslund Vekst work on finding relevant tenders, the actual preparation, and submission of tenders.

For Samuelsen, having access to Cobrief isn't about winning tenders. He searches for players who have already won them.

Hafslund Mobil Energi delivers mobile energy solutions, charging solutions, and temporary energy infrastructure for large construction sites. It is therefore essential to know who is about to start new projects. They could be potential customers.

– Who has won what – and where? And who is actually behind the major infrastructure projects in the country? That's the insight we're looking for and find in Cobrief, he says.

Daniel Samuelsen uses insights from Cobrief to find customers and partners for the products and services of Hafslund Mobil Energi. Photo: Hafslund

Tailored solutions on demand

Samuelsen saw early on that the existing solutions for finding tender winners in the market weren't good enough. They were expensive, cumbersome – and often limited to individual regions.

After being in dialogue with several providers, he contacted Cobrief. He presented his needs in detail. Hafslund Mobil Energi explained the need for a tool that could provide ongoing insights into tenders – both who won, where, and why.

Cobrief took on the challenge and developed what is today called Market Insights – a feature that was initially built for Hafslund, but is now among the most widely used across the entire platform. It gives users real-time insights into awards, players, and partnership opportunities.

– The Cobrief team was open and receptive. They understood the need and developed something that really works, says Samuelsen. Here he stands in front of one of the mobile charging stations. Photo: Hafslund

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