Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-03-25
Buyer: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Country: DK
Region: DK012
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 60400000: Air transport services | 60420000: Non-scheduled air transport services | 60423000 | 60424000 | 60424100
Estimated value: 70000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-04-24
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: See section 137(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
See section 135(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act
See section 135(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
See section 135(1), para (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
See section 135(1), para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Eligibility requirements: The candidate must have a positive equity in each of the last 3 financial years available. If the tenderer is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the total equity will be calculated as the sum of all the participants’ total equity in each of the last 3 financial years available. If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a subcontractor), the equity will be calculated as the sum of the tenderer’s and the entity’s or entities’ equity in each of the last 3 financial years available. Upon request from DALO, the tenderer must submit the following documentation: Annual reports or excerpts thereof or other documentation stating the tenderer’s equity at the end of the last 3 financial years available if publication of annual reports is required under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established. Where groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate jointly in the tender procedure, the documentation must be provided for each of the participating entities. If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of another entity or other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a subcontractor), the documentation must also be provided for each such entity or entities.
The agreement contains requirements regarding labour clause, CSR requirements, international sanctions as well as provisions regarding risk assessment and follow-up actions; reference is made to the tender documents for further information.
See Intructions to Tenderers.
Pursuant to the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following timelimits for filing a complaint apply: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into an agreement. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) Thirty calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that an agreement based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) Six months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2). 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 standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the standstill period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal be granted suspensory effect, see section 12(1). The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.
The supplier must possess a facility security clearance at company level issued by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service at the level TIL TJENESTEBRUG (TTJ) (”NATO RESTRICTED” / ”EU RESTRICTED”) or a facility security clearance at minimum a corresponding level issued by the national security authority responsible for defence security in the country which has a security agreement with Denmark. If the supplier is composed of a group of entities (e.g. a consortium), including temporary joint ventures, each participating entity must possess said facility security clearance. The security clearance must be maintained throughout the duration of the contract. The supplier’s subcontractors are also subject to an appropriate facility security clearance to the extent classified information is to be stored at the subcontractor. Further, any person taking part in the performance of the contract must possess the appropriate personnel security clearance to the extent classified information is to be handled by the person or if the person is to access a classified area. This entails that such person must possess a personnel security clearance up to the level HEMMELIG (HEM) (”NATO SECRET” / ”EU SECRET”) issued by the Danish Defence Intelligence Service or a personnel security clearance at minimum a corresponding level issued by the national security authority responsible for defence security in a country which has a security agreement with Denmark. By “security agreement” is understood an agreement regarding mutual protection of classified information. Potential candidates may contact the national security authority responsible for defence security in the country where they are domiciled for information on whether a security agreement between Denmark and the country in question exists. It is the candidate’s own responsibility to obtain the security clearances (both the facility security clearance(s) and the personnel security clearances) required to perform the contract. Further information on the requirements regarding security clearances is provided in the contract and annex E to the contract. The security clearances (both the facility security clearance(s) and the personnel security clearances) shall be obtained before commencement of the contract. DALO’s decision to award will be made on the condition that the successful tenderer not later than three months after the award notice has obtained the required security clearances and informs DALO hereof. DALO may, but is not obliged to, extend the abovementioned deadline. In the decision of whether to extend the deadline, DALO will consider, i.a., whether the responsibility for not meeting the deadline lies with the successful tenderer. For example, DALO will take into account whether the failure to meet the deadline is due to the application proceeding regarding the security clearances.
Deadline for receipt of tenders is 24 April 2025 1 PM local Danish time.
The offers will be opened in the electronic procurement system. Tenderers do not have the opportunity to be present when the offers are opened.

Winner: Mercell Holding ASA