Procurement of a Surface Based Air and Missile Defence (land) capability

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has conducted a procurement procedure for the acquisition of a permanent Surface Based Air and Missile Defence (SBAMD) capability. Reference is made to the Prior Information Notice published on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) on 29 May 2024 (publication no. 317139- 2024). The procedure has been carried out in parallel with a separate procurement process for an interim SBAMD solution, under which contracts have been signed with several suppliers. 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 12 March 2025, DALO issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to a broad group of potential suppliers. This group included 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 six proposals, all of which have been evaluated. A political-level decision on the procurement has been taken on the basis of the evaluation results. The decision has been made based on an overall assessment taking into account military, strategic and economic considerations. Based on the outcome, DALO intends to conclude contracts with four suppliers no later than beginning of December 2025: MBDA France SAS through Direction générale de l'Armement (DGA), Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG through European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS and Eurosam GIE partly through Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). This ex ante notice concerns only the four abovementioned suppliers; however, DALO reserves the right to proceed with other suppliers at a later stage if deemed necessary.