Public Tendering: A Multidisciplinary Challenge

THE SETTING

Plan & Projekt is a consultancy specializing in advising and planning for the energy sector. In November 2012, they helped issue a public tender for the development, implementation, and maintenance of two web platforms for consumers and technicians respectively.

Mjølner’s Elmer Sandvad advised Plan & Projekt in the drawing of this tender with a vantage point in his perspective as a computer scientist and an experienced bid manager.

“Although we know a thing or two about IT, it is not our primary focus. Elmer’s knowledge of IT and his experience as a bid manager have been very valuable. He brings new and unexpected perspectives to the table, and his academic understanding of IT has been a true lifesaver for us.”

– Pia Rosenberg, Energy Planner and Partner at Plan & Projekt.

FROM EXPERIENCE TO SERVICE

As with Mjølner in general, co-founder Elmer Sandvad’s work has changed during the last 25 years.

From being the mastermind behind Mjølner’s first paid project – embedded software for a manure-spreader – Elmer Sandvad now advises clients in processes of public tenders.

Mjølner has vast experience with both bid management and public tenders in general, but it wasn’t until recently that we realized how much value this experience can give our clients.

“When starting in 1988, I had no idea that this would become a significant field of expertise. However, in helping e.g. Plan & Projekt in their work it has become more and more clear how much our experience can offer. Not least, my personal experience as a bid manager has proved very beneficial.”

– Elmer Sandvad, Co-founder and Presales Manager of Mjølner.

ADVISOR AND TRANSLATOR

It’s not only our knowledge of IT and public tenders that has proven useful. The ability to make IT lingo understandable to decision-makers in other fields has proven equally valuable.