What Inventura does

Inventura is a Norwegian management consulting firm founded in 2011 through the merger of Firstventura (public sector procurement leader) and Input (private sector procurement leader), creating Norway's largest consulting environment dedicated to procurement-driven value chains. The firm operates four offices (Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger) and employs approximately 140 multidisciplinary consultants including economists, lawyers, engineers, social scientists, natural scientists, and IT specialists. Service lines span analysis, strategy, procurement and purchasing, implementation and operations, continuous improvement, IT and digitalization, sustainability, and training, with proprietary frameworks such as the 'innkjøpshjulet' (procurement wheel), standardized contracts, and the wholly-owned legal subsidiary Inventura Advokat. The firm is involved in approximately 1,000 procurement engagements per year and counts 400+ Norwegian municipalities, energy majors (Equinor, Aker BP, Vår Energi, OKEA), and large enterprises across all industries among its clients.

The firm's revenue is generated primarily through billable consulting engagements (professional services) on both private and public sector mandates, supplemented by productized offerings such as the Innkjøpsskolen and Bærekraftskolen e-learning courses distributed via innkjopsskolen.com, standardized procurement contracts, and co-authored research reports. Pricing for consulting services is not publicly disclosed, while course packages are sold through contact-based pricing. Go-to-market is relationship-led, supported by thought leadership content (fagblogg), newsletters, industry conference participation (e.g., Energy Sector Procurement Conference), webinars, and reports. Marketing emphasizes expertise in Norwegian public procurement law, sustainability/ESG, and operational procurement optimization.

In January 2025, Inventura became part of EPSA Group, a European consulting firm operating in 40+ countries with ~€500M in net sales and 3,500 professionals, with Inventura positioned as the Nordic spearhead. This affiliation provides cross-border delivery capacity for multinational clients while Inventura retains its Norway-centric operating model. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified, Miljøfyrtårn-certified, and is an authorized provider of SOA Basis certification preparation in partnership with Digitaliseringsdirektoratet.

Name

Inventura

Legal name

Inventura

Website

https://inventura.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inventura is Norway's largest management consulting firm specializing in procurement-driven value chains, employing about 140 multidisciplinary consultants across Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Stavanger. It serves Norwegian municipalities, energy companies, and enterprises across all industries with strategic, operational, and regulatory advisory services, and joined EPSA Group in 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Accounting & Procurement Training (EDAGANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Workforce eLearning Modules (EDAGAEAC), Learning Strategy, Instructional Design & Content Development (BPACANAG)

Keywords

• Procurement consulting
• Supply chain advisory
• Public procurement
• Contract management
• Sustainability advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Inventura generates revenue primarily through billable consulting engagements. They provide strategic, operational, and regulatory advisory services across procurement, purchasing, and supply chain management to both private and public sector clients. Engagements include large and small procurement projects, advanced analysis of spend, competence and organization, and strategic improvement projects.
2. Training and E-Learning Products: Inventura offers e-learning courses including Innkjøpsskolen (6-7 modules) and Bærekraftskolen (3 modules), as well as in-person training programs for certification (SOA Basis). These are sold as course packages to organizations and individuals seeking procurement competence development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Inventura provides management consulting services across the full procurement value chain, covering analysis, strategy, purchasing, implementation, continuous improvement, IT/digitalization, and sustainability. In parallel, the firm sells standalone e-learning courses (Innkjøpsskolen and Bærekraftskolen), standardized procurement contract templates (Standardkontrakt), and research reports (Rapporter) to both public and private-sector buyers.

Product overview

Inventura is a consulting firm that offers a portfolio of advisory services and educational products for procurement-driven value chains. The core offering consists of consulting services spanning analysis, strategy, purchasing and procurement, implementation and operation, continuous improvement, IT and digitalization, sustainability, and courses. The product portfolio includes four distinct offerings: Innkjøpsskolen (Procurement School) and Bærekraftskolen (Sustainability School) as e-learning courses; Standardkontrakt (Standard Contract) for standardized procurement agreements; and Rapporter (Reports) covering procurement and sustainability research. The e-learning products are designed as complementary modules that can be taken independently or combined with other services, while the standard contracts and reports serve as standalone or supporting offerings within Inventura's broader consulting practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Inventura Advokat: Legal services division specializing in public procurement, tendering law, contract law, competition law, state aid, and business transfers.

Products and services

• Management consulting services (procurement value chain) End-to-end procurement and value-chain advisory covering analysis, strategy, purchasing, implementation, continuous improvement, IT/digitalization, and sustainability, delivered by Inventura's ~140 consultants to public-sector and large private-sector clients in Norway.
• Innkjøpsskolen E-learning course platform offering structured procurement training for Norwegian public- and private-sector buyers and procurement professionals.
• Bærekraftskolen E-learning course platform providing sustainability training for organizations, complementing Inventura's procurement and ESG advisory services.
• Standardkontrakt Standardized contract template library designed for public and private-sector procurement use, providing ready-made agreement frameworks aligned with Norwegian procurement practice.
• Rapporter (reports) Standalone research and industry reports produced by Inventura covering procurement, value-chain, and sustainability topics for Norwegian public- and private-sector audiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Inventura is annually involved in approximately 1000 different procurements from small contracts to large complex investment purchases.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PA Consulting: Global consulting firm with a substantial public-sector, energy, and procurement transformation practice. Competes with Inventura on large Nordic mandates while serving a much broader portfolio of strategy and innovation clients.
• PwC Norway: Norwegian arm of PwC with a dedicated procurement and supply-chain consulting practice. Competes with Inventura on public-sector tenders, energy procurement, and category management mandates in Norway.
• KPMG Norway: Norwegian arm of the Big 4 with a procurement advisory, public-sector, and ESG practice. Competes with Inventura on mid- to large-scale procurement transformation and contract management mandates in Norway.
• Kearney: Global management consultancy historically rooted in procurement and supply-chain operations (formerly A.T. Kearney). Direct overlap with Inventura in advising energy and industrial clients on category management and procurement excellence.
• Capgemini Invent: Global consulting and digital transformation arm of Capgemini with a recognized procurement and supply-chain practice. Competes with Inventura on technology-enabled procurement transformation programs for large European enterprises.
• BearingPoint: European-origin management and technology consultancy with a strong public procurement and spend-management practice. Direct overlap with Inventura in advising European public-sector clients on procurement transformation and digitalization.

Direct peers

• EPSA Group: Pan-European public-sector procurement and performance consulting firm that acquired Inventura in January 2025. Operates the same core business — improving operational, financial, and sustainable performance via procurement and spend-management advisory — across 40+ countries.
• Implement Consulting Group: Nordic-origin management consulting firm with a strong public-sector, operations, and procurement transformation practice. Comparable mid-sized, partnership-led Nordic consulting model serving Scandinavian enterprises and governments.

Regional players

• Menon Economics: Norwegian economic research and consulting firm that co-publishes procurement and sustainability reports with Inventura. Comparable Norwegian research-led consulting footprint serving the same public and private clients.
• Proactima: Norwegian consulting firm specializing in risk, safety, and supply-chain integrity — adjacent to Inventura's procurement and supplier-risk work, often competing for the same Norwegian enterprise and public-sector clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inventura
• Xx.com/InventuraNorge

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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