๐Ÿ“„ Case Study ยท Oil & Gas

Alberta E&P Company Cuts Procurement Time by 78% with Neural Scout

How a 60-person energy producer automated RFP review and tripled their bid volume in 90 days.

78%
RFP Review Time Saved
3ร—
More Bids Submitted
$340K
Annual Cost Reduction
44 days
Full Payback

The Problem

A mid-size Alberta exploration and production company was manually reviewing 320+ RFPs per year. Each took 4โ€“5 hours, consuming the entire procurement team's capacity. They were missing bid deadlines and only pursuing 12% of opportunity. Morale was at an all-time low โ€” procurement staff described their role as 'reading PDFs all day.'

The Solution

We deployed Neural Scout โ€” our procurement AI module โ€” in 3 weeks. The system reads incoming RFPs automatically, extracts key scope and requirements, scores fit against the company's capability profile, and generates a pre-filled bid/no-bid recommendation report. The team only reviews the summary โ€” not the 200-page PDF.

The Results

Within 90 days, RFP review time dropped from 4.5 hours to under 55 minutes. The team began pursuing 3ร— more opportunities. Win rate improved from 14% to 21% thanks to better targeting. Annual procurement labour savings totalled $180,000 alone โ€” and the increased win volume added an estimated $160,000 in additional revenue.

"I used to dread Monday mornings. Now I actually look forward to seeing what Neural Scout flagged as high-priority. It's like having a senior analyst who never sleeps."
โ€” Procurement Manager, Alberta E&P Company

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