Forsyningsservice A/S

Name

Forsyningsservice A/S

Legal name

Forsyningsservice A/S

Website

https://fssv.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Shared Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Policy, Governance, Compliance & Risk Advisory (BPACAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

Keywords

• Utility shared services
• Occupational health safety
• GDPR compliance services
• Procurement tendering services
• Municipal utility cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

Randers SØ

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Shared Services Provision: Forsyningsservice provides three services (Arbejdsmiljø, GDPR, Indkøb og udbud) to its owner utility companies. Payment is based on a distribution key that takes into account the individual utility's needs. Utilities can choose which services to receive and do not pay for services they do not use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Forsyningsservice A/S is a joint service company that provides three shared services to its 10 owner Danish utility companies: Arbejdsmiljø (occupational health and safety management including guidance, training, audits, and risk assessments), GDPR (data protection compliance support including data mapping, policy development, risk assessments, e-learning, and annual reviews), and Indkøb og Udbud (procurement and tendering including competitive bidding and contract management). Owner utilities can choose which services to receive and are billed annually based on a distribution key reflecting each utility's needs.

Product overview

Forsyningsservice A/S operates as a joint shared services company owned by 10 Danish utility companies, offering three core services: Arbejdsmiljø (occupational health and safety), GDPR (data protection compliance), and Indkøb og Udbud (procurement and tendering). Owner utilities can subscribe to any combination of these services, with payment allocated based on a distribution key reflecting each utility's specific needs. The company leverages economies of scale to deliver specialized expertise that individual utilities would not have the volume to support independently. Additionally, a whistleblower scheme was implemented in 2023, and procurement activities are conducted through the Mercell Udbudsportal platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbejdsmiljø (Occupational Health and Safety) Workplace health and safety management service that helps owner utilities comply with occupational health and safety legislation through guidance, training, audits, risk assessments, and cross-utility knowledge sharing.
• GDPR / Databeskyttelse (Data Protection Compliance) GDPR compliance service that assists owner utilities with implementation and ongoing operations, including data mapping, policy development, consent collection, risk assessments, e-learning, and annual reviews.
• Indkøb og Udbud (Procurement and Tendering) Public procurement and tendering service that handles competitive bidding and purchasing for owner utilities, leveraging economies of scale and shared expertise to achieve better pricing and process professionalization.
• Whistleblower-ordning (Whistleblower Reporting Scheme) Whistleblower reporting system enabling investigation of whistleblower reports from employees of owner utilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Value creation of 2 kr. per invested krone in procurement and tendering
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Skive Vand A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Handles wastewater and waste disposal for citizens in Skive Municipality. Has been co-owner of Forsyningsservice since 2023. Board member Ivan Drejer represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Skanderborg Forsyning A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Handles water and wastewater for citizens in Skanderborg Municipality. Has been co-owner since February 2021. Board member Per Grønvald represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Rebild Vand og Spildevand A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Handles wastewater for citizens in Rebild Municipality. Has been co-owner since February 2021. Board member Johnny Kristensen represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Vandmiljø Randers A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020Handles water and wastewater for citizens in Randers Municipality. Has been co-owner since September 2020. Vice Chair Johan Harkjær Kristensen represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board. Applications are submitted through Vandmiljø Randers' electronic recruitment system.
• Thy Forsyning A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Handles wastewater, waste, and drinking water supply for Thisted Municipality. Emerged from Thisted Vand which also took over waste handling from the municipality on January 1, 2024. Has been co-owner since September 2019. Vice Chair Helle Korsgaard represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Samsø Spildevand A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Handles wastewater for citizens in Samsø Municipality. Has been co-owner since July 2019. Board member Per Even Rasmussen represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Vesthimmerlands Forsyningsservice A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Handles wastewater and waste disposal for citizens in Vesthimmerland Municipality. Has been co-owner since January 2019. Board member Morten Aaby Nielsen represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Ren Forsyning Mariagerfjord A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2018Handles water and wastewater for citizens in Mariagerfjord Municipality. Has been co-owner since February 2018. Board member Søren Christian Erikstrup represents this utility on Forsyningsservice board.
• Morsø Forsyning A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2017Handles water and wastewater for citizens in Morsø Municipality. Has been co-owner since March 2017. Receives access to GDPR specialists and other shared services.
• Favrskov Forsyning A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2014Handles wastewater and waste disposal for citizens in Favrskov Municipality. Has been co-owner of Forsyningsservice since September 2014. The largest and longest-standing owner utility, with Chairman Sara Funch serving as Board Chair of Forsyningsservice.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Emerging players

• Kommunernes Landsforening (KL): KL is the national association of Danish municipalities providing shared services, advocacy, and member support. Comparable as a member-owned umbrella organization providing cross-cutting shared services to public entities, though at municipal rather than utility level.
• Danske Vandværker: Danske Vandværker is an industry organization for Danish water utilities providing member services, training, and shared resources. Comparable to the member-services and shared-compliance support functions Forsyningsservice delivers to its owner utilities.

Regional players

• Verdo: Verdo is a Randers-based Danish energy and utility company providing district heating, electricity, and fiber. It operates in the same geography as Forsyningsservice's largest customer (Vandmiljø Randers) and is illustrative of the regional utility cohort that could be future members.
• DANVA - Dansk Vand- og Spildevandsforening: DANVA is the Danish water and wastewater industry association representing the same utility constituency that Forsyningsservice serves. It offers member services including policy, knowledge sharing, and compliance support — overlapping with Forsyningsservice's GDPR and OHS offerings but as a non-profit association rather than a commercial entity.
• Dansk Energi: Dansk Energi is the Danish energy industry trade association representing utilities and energy companies. Comparable as an industry-body providing shared advocacy, compliance guidance, and member services to a similar Danish utility constituency.
• Tekniq Arbejdsgiverne: Tekniq is the Danish employers' association for technical installation companies, providing HR compliance, collective bargaining, and member services. Overlaps with Forsyningsservice's Arbejdsmiljø (work environment) and compliance service offering, though for installers rather than utilities.
• FVD - Foreningen af Vandværker i Danmark: FVD is the Danish Association of Waterworks serving small and medium water utilities across Denmark. Comparable as a member-based organization providing compliance, training, and procurement-related support to a Danish water utility constituency overlapping with Forsyningsservice's owners.

Direct peers

• SKI - Statens og Kommunernes Indkøbsservice A/S: SKI provides centralized public procurement and tendering services for Danish state and municipal buyers. Highly comparable to Forsyningsservice's procurement and tendering service line, with similar scale economics via aggregated public-sector demand.
• KOMBIT: KOMBIT is a jointly owned digitalization shared-services company owned by Danish municipalities, providing IT, HR/payroll, and digital infrastructure services to its municipal owners. Structurally the closest analogue to Forsyningsservice's cooperative shared-services model serving a public-sector constituency.
• Mercell: Mercell is a Nordic public-procurement and tendering platform provider, used by Forsyningsservice itself for its tender processes. Direct overlap with the procurement/tendering service line, though Mercell sells software to public-sector buyers rather than operating as a cooperative.

Market position

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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