Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2025-06-12
Buyer: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Country: DK
Region: DK012
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35300000: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts | 35622500 | 35622700 | 35711000
Estimated value: 2927000000 DKK

Technical requirements: The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has conducted an accelerated procurement procedure for the acquisition of an interim Surface Based Air and Missile Defence (SBAMD) capability. The procedure has been carried out in parallel with a separate procurement process for a permanent SBAMD solution. With regard to the acquisition for a permanent SBAMD solution, reference is made to the Prior Information Notice published on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) on 29 May 2024 (publication no. 317139-2024).

The purpose of the procurement for an interim solution was to acquire one or more SBAMD systems, with delivery required no later than the end of 2026, in order to support the early establishment of a Danish air defence capability while pending the full implementation of the permanent solution.

To safeguard Denmark’s essential security interests, the procedure has been conducted pursuant to Article 346(1)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and is therefore not subject to the general EU public procurement rules.

On 7 March 2025, DALO issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to a broad group of potential suppliers. This group included all commercial suppliers identified through the market analysis conducted in connection with the procurement for a permanent solution, as well as a number of potential government-to-government partners.

During the process, DALO received a total of ten proposals, all of which have been evaluated. A political-level decision on the procurement has been taken on the basis of the evaluation results. This decision reflects the proposals deemed most likely to provide the best possible combined operational effect within the shortest possible timeframe, while also taking into account overall economic considerations.

Based on the outcome, DALO intends to conclude contracts with three suppliers no later than end of June 2025: MBDA France SAS, Diehl Defence and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency.

This ex ante notice concerns only the three above-mentioned suppliers; however, DALO reserves the right to proceed with other suppliers at a later stage if deemed necessary.
DALO follows the procedure set out in Section 4 of the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Act No. 492 of 12 May 2010, as amended). The agreement will not be concluded before the expiry of 10 calendar days, calculated from the day after the date on which this notice is published, cf. Section 4(1)(2) of the said Act.

Pursuant to Section 7(3) of the Act, a complaint alleging that the contracting authority has entered into an agreement in violation of the procurement rules without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union must, in cases where the contracting authority has followed the procedure in Section 4, be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 30 calendar days from the day after the date on which the contracting authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, provided that the notice includes the justification for the contracting authority’s decision to award the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

At the latest simultaneously with the submission of a complaint to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting authority in writing that a complaint has been submitted, and whether the complaint has been submitted within the 10-calendar-day period laid down in Section 4(1)(2) of the Act. In cases where the complaint is not submitted within that period, the complainant must also indicate whether a request for suspension of the procurement procedure is made, cf. Section 12(1) of the Act.

The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s guidance on submitting complaints is available on the Board’s website.
DALO intends to enter into an agreement with MBDA France SAS
 for the procurement of the VL MICA Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system.
DALO intends to enter into an agreement with Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG for the procurement of the IRIS-T SLM Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system.
DALO intends to enter into an agreement with Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency for leasing of the NASAMS Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system.


Winner: Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency
Award value: 2927000000