Overview
AI-powered research and proposal factory: replaces 6 junior analysts with 1 ops lead. Proposal first-draft time 5 days → 4 hours; win rate on submitted proposals rises from 31% to 47%.
The challenge
Afkar's six junior analysts spent 70% of their time on desk research, competitor benchmarking, and slide population — tasks with low cognitive value but high hours. This meant senior consultants could only pursue three to four client proposals per month, capping revenue growth. Win rates were also limited by inconsistent proposal quality: some analysts produced stronger market-sizing sections while others excelled at financial modelling.
The solution
Lirevon built a proposal orchestration system grounded on Afkar's 80-proposal archive, an industry-report corpus, and live web research. A six-stage pipeline handles: sector landscape pull, competitor benchmarking, problem-framing, solution design, financial model population, and executive-summary narrative. Senior consultants review and refine the structured draft in a collaborative Google Docs workspace. The system learned Afkar's house style from the top-20 winning proposals.
Outcomes
Junior analyst headcount reduced from 6 to 1 operations lead, saving AED 1.8M annually in salary costs
Proposal first-draft delivery time fell from 5 days to 4 hours
Win rate on submitted proposals improved from 31% to 47% due to consistently structured quality
Senior consultants now pursue 9–11 proposals per month versus 3–4 previously
Key metrics
Tech stack
Services
Client testimonial
“We went from being selective about which RFPs to chase to being able to respond to almost everything. The quality is more consistent than anything our junior team produced manually.”
— د. ياسر السلامة، الشريك الإداري
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