Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2025-07-23
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: 390762500 EUR
Award criteria: quality, cost

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. 

As stated in the Direct Award Preannouncement published on 12 June 2025 on TED (publication no. 379099-2025), DALO intended to conclude contracts with three suppliers: MBDA France SAS (Lot 1), Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG (Lot 2) and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (Lot 3).

DALO has now entered into an agreement with MBDA France SAS for procurement of the VL MICA Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system.

This notice concerns only the conclusion of this contract for Lot 1. 

The notice concerning leasing of the NASAMS Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system (Lot 3) was published on 11 July 2025 on TED (publication no. 452179-2025).
DALO has followed the procedure of section 4 of the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) and published prior to entering the contract. 

Pursuant to section 7(3) of the Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, in the cases where a contracting entity has followed the procedure in section 4, a complaint that the contracting entity has concluded a contract without a prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union must be lodged with the Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 30 calendar days calculated from the date after the date when the contracting entity has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, provided that the notice includes the reasons for the contracting entity’s decision to award the contract without a prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The complainant must inform the contracting entity of the complaint in writing not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the period of 10 calendar days stated in section 4(1), paragraph (2). In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the period mentioned, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1).

The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.
DALO has entered into an agreement with MBDA France SAS for the procurement of the VL MICA Surface Based Air and Missile Defence system.


Winner: MBDA France SAS
Award value: 390762500
Number of bids: 10