Holbæk Kommune Due Diligence

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Denmark · owned by Independent (Denmark) · holbaek.dk · 10 vendors

Holbæk Kommune is a Danish municipal government serving the Holbæk area in the Region of Zealand, Denmark. It provides a wide range of public services to its citizens, including social services, education, environmental management, building permits, and local democracy. The municipality is governed by a 31-member Kommunalbestyrelse (municipal council) and covers 18 local districts.

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Last updated 2026-10-08 · revision 2

10 direct vendors, 143 subvendors

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Migration Readiness: 4/10

Assessed by AI based on technology stack characteristics (cloud-native vs legacy, containerization, microservices), regulatory environment, data residency requirements, financial stability, and vendor lock-in risks. The score ranges from 0-10, where higher scores indicate better readiness for technology migration.

Holbæk Kommune exhibits a medium-low level of migration readiness. The primary challenge stems from a 'Medium' vendor lock-in risk, which indicates significant hurdles and potential costs associated with transitioning away from current vendors or systems. The internal tech stack, while incorporating Microsoft 365 (a cloud-based solution), is heavily reliant on large, integrated public-sector systems from KMD and national Danish infrastructures (Digital Post, NemID/MitID, Jobnet, STIL). These core systems are typically complex, deeply customized, and not inherently designed for cloud-native, containerized, or microservices architectures, making a 'lift and shift' or re-platforming migration a substantial undertaking. The numerous integrations with national systems further complicate any migration effort, requiring careful re-integration planning. While the organization has a moderate number of vendors (9), the reported lock-in is the critical factor. The absence of data on specific regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., NIS2), data residency requirements, and financial stability (ability to fund a migration) prevents a complete assessment but suggests potential unknown complexities and resource constraints. Overall, while there's some cloud familiarity through Microsoft 365, the entrenched nature of core systems and vendor lock-in points to a challenging and resource-intensive migration path.

Compliance

10 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

Folkeskoleloven — Evidence found

As the operator of public schools within its geographic area, Holbæk Kommune is directly bound by the Danish Primary and Lower Secondary School Act (Folkeskoleloven).

Evidence: https://www.datatilsynet.dk/afgoerelser/afgoerelser/2026/jan/datatilsynet-giver-51-kommuner-alvorlig-kritik-i-chromebook-sag, https://aktindsigtshaandbogen.dk/paragraffer/offentlighedsloven/, https://uvm.dk/grundskole/folkeskolen/lovgivning-og-politiske-aftaler/love-og-regler/, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/1993/509, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/1999/714, https://danskelove.dk/folkeskoleloven/1

ISAE 3000 (source) — No public evidence

ISAE 3000 is an assurance standard used for auditing non-financial information. It could be relevant if the municipality needed to provide a third-party report on its GDPR or cybersecurity compliance, but it is not a direct legal obligation.

Forvaltningsloven — Evidence found

The Danish Public Administration Act (Forvaltningsloven) applies to all activities carried out by public authorities, including municipalities, governing case processing, impartiality, and guidance for citizens.

Evidence: https://www.sn.dk/art6459510/holbaek-kommune/nyhed/direktoer-bekraefter-sagsbehandler-fortsat-ansat-nu-granskes-hjembaekskole-sag/, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/1985/572, https://www.jurabibliotek.dk/bog/9788771982565-sagsbehandling-i-oejenhoejde-2-udg, https://info.skat.dk/data.aspx?oid=1898737, https://aktindsigtshaandbogen.dk/paragraffer/offentlighedsloven/, https://www.justitsministeriet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Oversigt.pdf

Financials

Three-year financials

Financial Resilience Score: 8/10

Holbæk Kommune demonstrates strong and improving financial resilience as a Danish primary municipality. Year-end cash reserves have grown consistently from DKK 191.1M in 2022 to DKK 326.4M in 2025, with 365-day average liquidity rising to DKK 733.7M by late 2025 - well above the municipal target range of DKK 225-300M. The municipality is actively deleveraging, having repaid DKK 86.8M of long-term debt in 2025 with zero new borrowing, reducing total liabilities by DKK 100M year-over-year. Equity grew from DKK 2,184M to DKK 2,364M in 2025. The 2025 result was a surplus of DKK 69.9M (versus budgeted DKK 143.6M), with service expenditure of DKK 3,817.4M remaining DKK 33.4M below the national service ceiling, avoiding sanctions. The operating result of DKK 484.1M exceeded budget by DKK 18.3M. A growing population (reaching 75,000 in November 2025, up ~6,000 over the decade) supports future tax receipts. Key risks include social spending overruns (DKK 8.2M overspend on Socialudvalget, especially adult special care), rising cash-benefit costs following the July 2025 reform, volatile workplace injury self-insurance costs (DKK 13.3M in 2025 - highest since self-insuring), a below-average per-capita tax base (DKK 209,979 vs. national DKK 219,808), and substantial guarantee exposure of DKK 3,516M. Historical context (central-government monitoring in 2016-2017 for low liquidity) shows the municipality has substantially recovered financial health.

Key strengths: Rising cash reserves - year-end liquidity grew every year 2022-2025 (DKK 191M to DKK 326M), Active deleveraging - DKK 86.8M debt repayment in 2025 with zero new borrowing, Equity growth from DKK 2,184M to DKK 2,364M in 2025 (+8.3%), Service spending DKK 33.4M below national service ceiling, avoiding sanctions, Growing tax base - population reached 75,000 in November 2025, Operating surplus of DKK 484.1M exceeded budget by DKK 18.3M, External audit by BDO providing financial assurance, Average 365-day liquidity of DKK 733.7M, well above target range

Risk factors: Social spending overrun of DKK 8.2M on adult special care (Voksenspecialområdet), Rising cash-benefit costs after July 2025 reform (sygedagpenge and kontanthjælp), Workplace injury payouts of DKK 13.3M in 2025 - highest since self-insuring, Central-government mid-year tax/grant reset caused DKK 19.8M income shortfall, Below-average per-capita tax base (DKK 209,979 vs. national DKK 219,808), Guarantee exposure of DKK 3,516M including housing associations and ARGO waste company, Historical liquidity crisis in 2016-2017 under central-government monitoring

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