Most of these are long term major contracts such as bridges, tunnels, roads, buildings and services, for which many U.S. companies have won contracts, through their local subsidiaries or through their U.S. headquarters. SMPS is owned by the Ministry of Finance and the Association of Municipalities in Denmark. It establishes so-called qualified supplier contracts with selected suppliers, from which municipal and state government offices may order at centrally obtained prices. The present SMPS supplier community totals 250 companies with some 800 distribution points all over Denmark. The supplier catalog totals two million items numbers.
All public institutions are eligible as participants.
The above should be seen as important contributions to the local E-commerce debate. They add to the acceleration of E-commerce procedures in Denmark. To accomplish this mission, FCS Copenhagen conducts a number of services, including the Gold Key Service, which includes arranging meetings with potential Danish distributors, agents, or joint venture partners. TradePort is an authorized distributor of STAT-USA data.