Danish CFB Awards Public Safety Communications Contract to DBK and Issues Questionnaire Survey

The National Police will update the website with further information when the contract is finally concluded.

In a short publication, The National Police's Center for Emergency Communications (CFB) in Denmark, per on 15 September 2023, has awarded the contract for the future nationwide emergency communications network (SINE) to the existing supplier, Dansk Beredskabskommunikation A/S (DBK).

According to the tendering rules, there must now be a period from 15 September to 25 September 2023, when any complaints can be submitted to the Complaints Board for Tenders. The contract can then be signed.

The National Police will update the website with further information when the contract is finally concluded.

CFB also announced that it will issue a questionnaire survey  to shed light on the use of the SINE radio network by the emergency services. The target group for the study is actors from all emergency response sectors who work with interdisciplinary communication in the so-called accident scene sets (SKS).

"With the new user survey, we need to find out whether our measures have worked and had the desired effect in the preparedness. We can also become aware of any new areas where the emergency services need our support and guidance", says Lene Gisselø Maaløe, center manager at CFB.

Lene Gisselø Maaløe continued:

"The new study will set the framework for how we will target our resources in the coming years. And, just like last time, it will happen with the involvement of the emergency services."

Distribution and schedule

The study's question framework was developed in collaboration with TOAS, which is the forum for the interdisciplinary operational use of SINE. The survey is sent out via email to relevant recipients in the emergency services, and CFB expects that around the turn of the year there will be a report with results from the user survey.

About DBK

The main activity of DBK is to manage the operator's license for the operation of a public TETRA-based radio communication network for use by the Danish emergency services, public institutions and other commercial customers in Denmark. The organization includes a core of specialized engineers, technicians and network experts.