Sprint 2 was released on February 26th, 2026
This release focuses on improving the lots experience across buyer and supplier flows, enhancing the qualification process, and expanding permissions and visibility across organizations.
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🏢 For Contracting Authorities
Improved Lots Management
We’ve refined the way you create and manage lots to give you better structure and control throughout the procurement process.
- Each lot now has its own dedicated section for entering and managing details
- Breadcrumb navigation has been added for better orientation
- Clear confirmation dialogs when adding or deleting lots
- The preview experience has been updated to reflect the new supplier flow structure
Benefit: Better control, clearer navigation, and fewer accidental changes — with a preview that fully aligns with what suppliers see.
📌For more information: Lots in KGV
Enhanced Qualification Flow
The qualification process has been improved to give you more flexibility and faster workflows.
You can now reject participants directly from the supplier tab
Benefit: Faster decision-making and a more efficient evaluation process.
📌For more information:Qualification of Suppliers
Contract Contact Flexibility
Managing contract ownership is now more flexible.
Contract managers can now be added as the contact person for all contracts
Benefit: Clearer ownership and improved communication across contract management.
📦 For Suppliers
Improved Lots Experience in the Bidding Flow
We’ve reworked the bidding experience to make lot handling more intuitive and structured.
- Lot selection is now integrated directly into the bid flow
- When multiple lots are available, a clear dropdown makes it easy to switch between them
- General enhancements to improve clarity and reduce friction during submission
Benefit: A smoother bidding experience, clearer lot separation, fewer mistakes, and better delegation within your team.
📌For more information: Lots for suppliers
Expanded Permissions for Supplier Editors
Supplier Editors now have greater flexibility within their organization.
- Supplier Editors can now create bids
- Supplier Editors can accept invitations to procurements
Benefit: Better delegation and smoother collaboration within supplier teams.
📌Read more about the different user roles here: User roles in Artifik for Suppliers
📋 General Improvements
Improved Visibility for Sub-Organizations
We’ve expanded visibility to improve transparency across organizational structures.
Sub-organization users can now see awarded suppliers
Benefit: Greater transparency and better alignment across organizations.
Platform Stability and Performance
This release also includes a significant number of technical and usability improvements across the platform.
- 50+ bug fixes
- 40+ usability and performance enhancements
Benefit: A more stable, reliable, and efficient experience across Artifik.
Improved texts and error messages
We have made a significant improvement to the quality of texts and feedback throughout the platform.
- Around 70 new error messages have been added to provide clearer guidance when something goes wrong
- Over 400 texts have been updated in both Norwegian and English
- Error messages are more action-oriented and easier to understand
Benefit: Fewer misunderstandings, faster problem resolution, and a more consistent user experience across languages.
💬 Support and questions
If you have questions about this release or need assistance, please contact our support team.
We are happy to help.