OSLO, 6 October 2026 – Ignite, the leading Nordic procurement and supplier intelligence platform, is entering a strategic partnership with Bang & Partners, the Oslo-based procurement consultancy that executes the savings, not just advises on them.

Under the partnership, Bang & Partners' consultants can use Ignite, where it fits the client's needs, to identify savings opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and track results in engagements with Nordic corporates and private equity-backed companies.

The partnership responds to a common problem in procurement: savings opportunities exist, but they are hard to find. External spend often accounts for 30 to 70 percent of revenue, yet many procurement teams lack a connected view of spend, contracts, and suppliers. That makes it hard to see where the value sits, and harder to keep track of savings from the moment they are found until they are realized.

Bang & Partners brings senior practitioners who execute the work alongside client teams, from category strategy and sourcing to payment terms and capability building. Ignite brings the data foundation underneath it: a clean view of spend across systems, AI-powered savings opportunities across supplier consolidation, renegotiation, and working capital, and savings tracking from the first identified opportunity to the measured outcome.

Together, the companies give clients a savings program that runs from the first spend assessment to documented, realized savings. Where clients keep using Ignite after the engagement ends, the capability and value created continue to deliver for the business long after.

"We measure our work by savings that are realized, not just identified," said Sigbjørn Nome, CEO at Ignite. "Our savings tools are built to take an opportunity from the first signal in the data to a result the CFO can see. Pairing that with practitioners who execute the work gives clients a shorter path from insight to realized savings."

"We see technology and AI as a key enabler for getting value out of procurement, and Ignite gives procurement teams the fact base that good decisions need," said Thor Bang-Ellingsen, Founder of Bang & Partners. "With Ignite in place, we can assess the opportunities faster and more accurately, and agree the ambition with our clients before execution starts. When we leave, the client keeps a tool that holds the results in place."

For more information on how Ignite helps procurement teams identify, track, and report savings, visit www.ignite.no.

About Ignite

Ignite is the leading procurement and supplier intelligence platform, giving companies complete visibility and control over their spend and suppliers. By connecting and enriching fragmented data, Ignite turns raw information into actionable intelligence, helping teams reduce risk, uncover savings, and build stronger supplier relationships. More than 250 Nordic businesses and municipalities use Ignite, including Veidekke, OBOS, Stena Metall, Strawberry, and Jordanes. Learn more at www.ignite.no.

About Bang & Partners

Bang & Partners is a procurement consultancy for Nordic corporates and private equity-backed companies. Senior practitioners work alongside client teams to deliver better cost, free up cash, and build the capability that keeps the value there, long after they leave. Bang & Partners was founded in 2026 by Thor Bang-Ellingsen, who was pivotal in shaping Prokura during his 13 years at the firm. Learn more at www.bang.partners

Read Bang & Partners announcement: https://bang.partners/insights/bang-partners-and-ignite-partnership