# Acquisition of Combat Safety Boots to the Danish Defence

- **Source:** TED · `326490-2026`
- **Buyer:** Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
- **Published:** 2026-05-12
- **Deadline:** —
- **Estimated value:** 65,000,000 DKK
- **CPV codes:** 18815000, 18800000
- **Place-of-performance NUTS:** DK050, DNK
- **Buyer-address NUTS:** —
- **Notice type:** cn-standard / 18

## Procedure details

Source lists may span several lots; list positions do not establish relationships.

### Procedure Types

- neg-w-call

### Award Criterion Names

- Price
- Quality

### Award Criterion Descriptions

- In order to determine which offer has the best price-quality ratio, DALO will use a price model. See more in enclosure C in the tender documents.
- In order to determine which offer has the best price-quality ratio, DALO will use a price-model. See more in enclosure C in the tender documents.

### Selection Criterion Descriptions

- The candidate's equity ratio (calculated by dividing the candidate’s equity with the candidate’s total assets (equity/total assets x 100) at the end of the last 2 financial years available. The candidate must have an equity ratio of at least 40 (%) per cent in each of the last 2 financial years available. If the candidate is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the equity ratio will be calculated by dividing the sum of the equities of all participants with the sum of the total assets of all participants (the sum of total equities/the sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 2 financial years available. If the candidate relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a subcontractor), the equity ratio will be calculated by dividing the sum of the candidate’s and the entity’s/entities’ equity with the sum of the candidate’s and the entity’s/entities’ total assets (the sum of equities/the sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 2 financial years available. The request to participate must include the following: A statement of the candidate’s equity ratio at the end of the last 2 financial years available. Where groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate jointly in the tender procedure, the information must be provided for each of the participating entities. If the candidate relies on the economic and financial standing of another entity or other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a subcontractor), the information must also be provided for each such entity or entities. The candidate can use the Prequalification questionaire (PQQ) document to fill out the values.
- The request to participate must include a list of the most important similar deliveries (references). The request to participate must include a list of the most important similar deliveries (references), cf. Appendix 1A and 1B in the tender material, carried out prior to the deadline for request to participate. The references should be described in the Prequalification Questionaire document (PQQ). The list should preferably include a short description of each delivery. The description should include a clear indication of how the deliveries are similar to the supplies/procurement described in this Contract Notice's description and the tendering document Appendix 1 (1a and 1B), in relation to the tender of which prequalification is applied for. The description should also include a description of the producer, place of production, supplier and recipient of the deliveries (specific names/countries are preferred, but not necessary; if no country-specific information is included, the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the delivery). The description should contain information on the date of the deliveries, the quantity and value of the deliveries. Furthermore, a description of the experience with near infrared levels, nail penetration and PFC/PFAS-free footwear, and the relevant environmental footprint of the references. When specifying the date of the deliveries, the Candidate should state the date of commencement and completion. If this is not possible, for example if the delivery in question was performed on an ongoing basis under a framework agreement, licence agreement, etc., it should be stated in the description of the delivery how the date is specified. Only the deliveries (references) performed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate will be considered when assessing which Candidate has documented the most relevant previous deliveries, see Appendix 1A and 1B. If the delivery in question is ongoing, it is only the part of the delivery completed at the time of the deadline for submission of request to participate which will be included in the assessment of the delivery (reference). Consequently, if a part of the delivery has not been completed at the time of the deadline for submission of request to participate this particular part will not be included in the assessment of the delivery (reference). Therefore, it is important that the candidate clearly states which part (e.g. with regard to value and quantity) of an ongoing delivery (reference) that has been completed at the time of the deadline for submission of request to participate. The list must contain a maximum of 4 previous deliveries (references), irrespective of whether the Candidate is one entity, composed of a group of entities (e.g. a consortium), including temporary joint ventures, or relies on the technical and professional capacity of other entities. If the list contains more than 4, DALO will only consider the first 4 deliveries on the list. Deliveries beyond that will not be considered. The selection of Candidates will be based on an evaluation of which Candidates have documented the most relevant previous deliveries in relation to the agreement/procurement described in the description of the procurement in this Contract Notice and in the tendering document Appendix 1 (1A and 1B). In the evaluation, the nature of the previous deliveries will be taken into account. The evaluation will be based on the list of references submitted by the Candidates, see above. In the evaluation, DALO will make an overall evaluation but in particular regard it positively, if: - The Candidate presents references of deliveries of similar high quality as the products tendered for, and deliveries of similar quantities (above 3.000 pairs), to customers with similar needs and use of the products as the Danish Defence, including customers with similar outdoor needs. - The Candidate pays respect to the environment during the production phase of these products, including for example standards for processing of leather materials. - The references are recent. More recent deliveries will be deemed more relevant than older deliveries. The evaluation will be based on the information submitted by the Candidates in the PQQ Document. Please note that any ambiguities and/or incomprehensibilities in the information submitted may be regarded negatively in the evaluation when selecting the limited numbers of Candidates. If the Candidate relies on another entity's technical capacity to apply for prequalification the Candidate is obligated to use this entity's technical and/or professional capacity to fulfill the agreement, if the Candidate later is awarded the agreement, see Framework Agreement clause 4.2.
- The Candidate should in the PQQ provide a description of the ressources, technical capacity, know-how, and supply sources available to support security of supply. The purpose of the description is to enable DALO to assess the Candidate’s technical and professional capacity in relation to security of supply. The description may include, where relevant: • Identification and location of primary and secondary production sites and sources of supply. • Technical and organizational measures supporting continuity of supply. • Available inventory, safety stock, and access to alternative production or sourcing channels. • Contingency arrangements designed to mitigate the impact of war, crisis, potential export restrictions, supply chain disruptions, or similar events. • Relevant experience demonstrating the candidate’s ability to maintain security of supply for customers with comparable operational, strategic, or geographical conditions. Candidates are not required to provide all of the above information. However, the extent, relevance, and credibility of the information provided will form part of DALO’s selection assessment. Where the Candidate relies on the capacities of other entities, the Candidate should indicate this and describe the ressources available. DALO reserves the right to request supporting documentation for the information provided in connection with this selection criterion and to verify that the described ressources and capacities are available to the Candidate. The description of the Candidate’s level of security of supply may be maximum 4 A4 pages including all text, diagrams or images. If there are more pages DALO will only take into consideration the first 4 pages. The description should be in English or Danish. In the evaluation, DALO will make an overall evaluation, but in particular regard it positively, if: - The Candidate provides relevant experiences - The Candidate shows credible and relevant measures supporting continuity of supply - The Candidate shows credible contingency arrangements The Candidate's description will be inserted in the Framework Agreement, clause 4.2 in case the Candidate later is awarded the agreement.

### Question Deadlines

- 2026-06-05Z

### Documents Urls

- https://www.ethics.dk/ethics/eo#/ea549123-7f56-4883-8788-b1c1915ede79/publicMaterial

### Submission Urls

- https://www.ethics.dk/ethics/eo#/ea549123-7f56-4883-8788-b1c1915ede79/homepage

## Description

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) wishes to renew the framework agreements concerning the military Combat Boot system. The system consists of 7 framework agreements including specific boots and an assortment of various related footwear. This tender includes 2 types of boots, a combat safety boot for summer and one for winter. The Combat Safety Boot for Summer: will be used by both men and women across the Danish armed forces. DALO is looking for a Combat Safety Boot, Summer, for active use in spring and summertime from +5 to +25 degrees Celsius. The boot will be used on daily basis by soldiers operating where safety footwear is necessary, this could be around heavy machinery, in garages, around airplanes, onboard ships etc. DALO requires the Combat Safety Boot, Summer, for use in spring and summer time in warm and intermediate climate conditions. It is necessary to offer the Combat Safety Boot, Summer, in two (2) different widths covering normal and wide feet. It shall be possible to change insoles/footbeds in the boot. There is a requirement for the shaft height of the Combat Safety Boot, Summer, to secure the shin from bumps and scratching when the soldier is loading iron pallets on an airplane. The Combat Safety Boot for Winter: will be used by both men and women across the Danish armed forces. DALO is looking for a Combat Safety Boot, Winter, for active use in wintertime from +10 to -30 degrees Celsius. The boot will be used on daily basis by soldiers operating where safety footwear is necessary. This could be around heavy machinery, in garages, around airplanes, onboard ships etc. It is necessary to offer the Combat Safety Boot, Winter, in two (2) different widths covering normal and wide feet. It shall be possible to change insoles/footbeds in the boot. There will be a requirement for the shaft height of Combat Safety boot, Winter. This is to secure the shin from bumps and scratching when the soldier is loading iron pallets on an airplane. The Combat Safety Boots must have a lifetime of minimum 12 months of military use. To fully understand the requirements of the Combat Safety Boots see Appendix 1 (1A and 1B) in the tendering material. The evaluation of the boots includes tests of products samples. DALO is only looking for high quality boots, and after the Tenderer has made his best and final offer (BAFO) the offered boots must reach a minimum quality level threshold of at least 7,3 (from 0-10) to continue in the final tendering procedure. DALO reserves the right to award the Agreement based on the INDO1 or on any additional INDOs. In that case DALO will request receipt of all product samples mentioned in Enclosure E – DALO’s test schedule and procedure for testing and evaluation in accordance with Enclosure C – The award criterion and evaluation method - that otherwise should be submitted in connection with BAFO if DALO chooses to award the Agreement based on INDO1 or on any additional INDOs. This also means complying with the minimum quality level threshold. This tender is part of DALO’s larger acquisition of Combat Boots. The total acquisition consists of 5 individual tendering procedures and a total of 7 agreements: 1 tender for combat boots with 2 winners (2 parallel framework agreements) 1 tender for patrol boots with 2 winners (2 parallel framework agreements) 1 tender for desert boots 1 tender for cold weather boots 1 tender for combat safety boots If a Candidate/Tenderer wants to make an application/offer for one of the other agreements, the Candidate/Tenderer has to put forward the application/offer in the respective tendering procedure regarding that specific boot. One (1) Candidate can only make one (1) application in each tendering procedure.

## Original notice

https://ted.europa.eu/da/notice/-/detail/326490-2026