2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Titel: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

Beskrivelse: The Danish Parliament has in recent years agreed to a large expansion in offshore\n wind farms in Denmark. The aim is to ensure the green transition and strengthening\n the future security of supply of energy in Denmark. The political agreements that\n this procurement concerns are:
- Climate Agreement from 29 June 2018,
- Climate\n Agreement from 22 June 2020,
- the Financial Act from 4 December 2022,
- Climate\n Agreement regarding green electricity and heat from 25 June 2022
- Additional\n Agreement on the procurement details regarding 6 GW offshore wind and Energy Island\n Bornholm from May 30 2023, and
- Agreement on procurement frameworks for three\n offshore wind farms from 19 May 2025 as adjusted on 7 November 2025.
This procurement\n concerns the establishment of one (1) new large-scale offshore wind farm named Hesselø,\n pursuant to the directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement as implemented into Danish\n law by the Danish Public Procurement Act, cf. consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February\n 2025 with later amendments (in Danish: Udbudsloven). The procurement procedure applicable\n to this procurement constitutes an open procedure, cf. section 56 of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act.
The Concessionaire is granted a right and obligations to utilise\n the concession area for the establishment and operation of an offshore wind farm with\n a minimum capacity of 800 MWh for the purpose of producing and distributing electricity\n at the sole risk and expense of the Concessionaire.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,\n the concessionaire of Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm, will be economically supported for\n the electricity produced from the minimum capacity by a capability based two-way contract\n for difference (“CfD”) scheme for a period of 20 years. Under the capability-based\n two-way CfD scheme, the Concessionaire must make payments to the Danish State in months\n where the strike price (equal to the “bid price” of the Successful Tenderer) is lower\n than the reference price (to be calculated by the DEA as the weighted monthly average\n of the day-ahead prices, weighted by the maximum power production capability of the\n turbines or “Available Active Power” as further set out in the procurements material).\n There is no cap on the payments from the Concessionaire to the Danish State, and the\n Concessionaire has no option to opt out of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme.\n Correspondingly, in months where the strike price is higher than the reference price,\n the Concessionaire will receive subsidies up to cap of 21.9 billion DKK excl. VAT\n (2025-prices) in the form of payments from the Danish State. Reference is made to\n the Annex F (Concession Agreement) and Appendix 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract\n for Difference) for an overall description of the principles in capability-based two-way\n CfD scheme. The scheme constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1)\n of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Please note that\n the name of the offshore wind farm can be changed by the Danish Energy Agency (“DEA”).\n Such change will not affect the geographical location of the offshore wind farm. Hesselø\n will in the following be called “the Offshore Wind Farm”.
The minimum capacity\n of the Offshore Wind Farm shall be established no later than 31 December 2032. The\n concessionaire will in special cases be entitled to an extension of this deadline.\n Connection of the Offshore Wind Farm to the Danish transmission grid is voluntary\n for the concessionaire. The Concession Agreement further enables the Concessionaire\n to establish overplanting capacity in excess of the required minimum capacity within\n the concession area, i.e. it is optional for Concessionaire to establish more than\n 800 MW capacity within the Concession Area. Furthermore, the Concessionaire may exploit\n the production capacity of electricity from the Offshore Wind Farm for energy production,\n such as but not limited to innovative energy production (e.g. Power-to-X), if this\n is otherwise possible within the applicable legislation.
With the sole exception\n of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme, the Concessionaire bears all commercial\n risks associated with the establishment, operation and decommissioning of the Offshore\n Wind Farm, including any potential overplanting capacity. Such commercial risks include\n but is not limited to, legislative changes and general market conditions and demands.\n Additionally, the Concessionaire is responsible for the commercial risks related to\n any innovative energy production (e.g. Power-to-X facility). The Concessionaire shall\n bear the costs as stipulated in the construction permit and/or procurement material.\n Please note that contrary to earlier procurements rounds concerning offshore wind\n the Concessionaire shall not bear the actual cost of the temporary and permanent preventive\n measures, which by decision of the Danish Defence must be implemented by the Concessionaire\n to prevent deteriorations in the quality of the current military radio communication\n and radar surveillance caused by the Offshore Wind Farm. Such costs will be borne\n by the Danish Defence. Furthermore, contrary to earlier procurements rounds for offshore\n wind, the Concessionaire shall not pay the cost of the offshore preliminary investigations\n performed by Energinet, cf. section 23 (3) of the Renewable Energy Act (RE Act), statutory\n order no. 132 of 6 February 2024. Such costs will be borne by the Danish State.

The\n location site of the Offshore Wind Farm is further stated below under section \"Place\n of Performance\" as well as in the procurement material Appendix 2 (Location of the\n Concession Area).
Reference is further made to the regulation in the Procurement\n Specifications, Annex F (Concession Agreement), Appendix 1 (Project Specification),\n and the procurement material as a whole.

Identifikator for proceduren: 6574c4b3-7817-4315-aaf3-ca5f1a9bc251

Intern ID: 2025-16624

Udbudsprocedure: Offentligt udbud

Proceduren er en hasteprocedure: nej

2.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Bygge og anlæg

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 45000000 Bygge- og anlægsarbejder

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121320 Vindturbiner

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121330 Vindturbinegeneratorer

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121340 Vindmøllepark

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31160000 Dele til elektriske motorer, generatorer og transformatorer

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31170000 Transformatorer

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31213400 Distributionssystem

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31300000 Isolerede ledninger og kabler

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 45244000 Arbejder til havs

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 45244100 Havanlæg

2.1.2 Udførelsessted

Landsdel (NUTS): Nordsjælland (DK013)

Land: Danmark

Yderligere oplysninger: The location site of the Offshore Wind Farm is further specified in the procurement\n material, Appendix 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

2.1.3 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 21.900.000.000 Dansk krone

2.1.4 Generelle oplysninger

Yderligere oplysninger: Regarding tender submission deadline:
Please note that due to a system error,\n the deadline for submission of tender is displayed in a different time zone. The deadline\n for submission of tender is 20 May 2026 at 14:00 p.m. (local Danish time).

Regarding\n supplementary information:
The Danish Energy Agency may use the procedure of section\n 159(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act in the event that tenders do not comply\n with the formal requirements of the tender documents.

Regarding tender validity:
The\n Tenderer must keep its tender open for acceptance for eight (8) months from expiry\n of the tender submission deadline. If the DEA considers it appropriate due to delays\n resulting from the procedures pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies\n or the Danish Investment Screening Act, the DEA may invite all Tenderers to accept\n an extension of the period in which they must keep their tenders open for acceptance.\n All Tenderers will in this situation be free to decide whether to accept the extension\n of the tender validity period as proposed by the DEA. Where a Tenderer does not accept\n an extension of the tender validity period, the tender of such Tenderer will expire\n at the end of the initial tender validity period of eight (8) month from the tender\n submission deadline and such Tenderer will no longer be considered for the award of\n the Concession Agreement. If Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies does not\n prevent the award of the Concession Agreement at such time, the DEA may at any time\n choose to award the Concession Agreement to the Tenderer who has submitted the tender\n with the lowest bid price, subject to this Tenderer obtaining the necessary authorisation\n pursuant to the Danish Investment Screening Act if relevant. In this case the Tenderer,\n to whom the DEA awards the Concession Agreement, must keep its tender open for acceptance\n until conclusion of the Concession Agreement.

Regarding the estimated value\n of the concession:
The estimated value of the concession is 21,900,000,000.00\n DKK covering the required establishment of an offshore wind farm with a production\n capacity of electricity of 800 MW.

Regarding the decision not to divide the\n contract into lots:
Due to the contract’s technical characteristics, financing\n conditions, risk and liability allocation, and the need for long-term operational\n optimization, the DEA deems that dividing the contract into lots would not be appropriate.\n The contracting authority therefore finds that a single concession contract will ensure\n the most advantageous technical and economic solution, as well as the optimal allocation\n of risk and responsibility.

Regarding the exclusion grounds:
Furthermore,\n a Tenderer must include in the tender an ESPD, as described further in the Procurement\n Specifications, section 6 and 7, as preliminary proof of the conditions specified\n in section 148 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025 (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with later amendments. Upon request, the Tenderer to whom the DEA intends to\n award the Concession Agreement, or all Tenderers must submit documentation regarding\n the information stated in the ESPD, cf. section 151(1) or 151(2) of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act. Furthermore, if the Tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities\n and/or if the Tenderer consists of a group of economic operators a separate ESPD,\n must be submitted for each of the participating entities and the ESPD shall each contain\n the relevant information. If the Tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities\n and/or if the Tenderer consists of a group of economic entities, the documentation\n regarding the information stated in the ESPD must be submitted for each participating\n entity.
The documentation regarding the exclusion grounds can consist of the following:
-\n An extract from the relevant register, such as judicial records or, failing that,\n of an equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority\n in the Member State or country of origin or the country where the economic operator\n is established showing that the economic operator is not covered by the exclusion\n grounds listed in section 135 (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, and
-\n A certificate issued by the competent authority in the Member State or country concerned,\n showing that the economic operator is not covered by the exclusion grounds listed\n in section 135 (3) and section 137 (1), no. 2.
Where the Member State or country\n in question does not issue such documents or certificates, or where these do not cover\n all the exclusion grounds, they may be replaced by a declaration on oath. In Member\n States or countries where there is no provision for declarations on oath, a solemn\n declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative\n authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the Member State\n or country of origin or in the Member State or country where the economic operator\n is established, may be used.
It is accentuated that the documentation must also\n include documentation regarding the exclusion ground in section 135 (2) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act. The DEA will generally accept the documentation, which is\n listed in e-Certis for the relevant country, cf. section 152 (3) of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act.
For groups of entities, and/or if a Tenderer relies on the technical\n and professional capacity of other entities, documentation regarding such other entities\n must also be provided. Where a Tenderer is covered by one of the exclusion grounds\n as stated under the section \"Participation\" and further in the Procurement Specifications,\n the DEA will allow the Tenderer to demonstrate its reliability in accordance with\n section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Reference is further made to the\n Procurement Specifications, section 6 and section 11.

Regarding international\n sanctions:
Attention is drawn to Article 5k in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as\n amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/576 which applies for the procurement procedure. The\n provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and\n Russian controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1, for\n the exact delimitation of the actors covered by the prohibition). The DEA may at any\n time during the procurement procedure require that the Tenderers prove that they are\n not covered by the prohibition, for example by requiring documentation regarding the\n Tenderers’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership. Annex D,\n Declaration regarding sanctions against Russia, may be used.

Regarding prerequisites\n for award of the Concession Agreement:
The Tenderer shall, as part of the tender,\n submit a notification/declaration concerning any financial contributions received\n from third countries, see Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting\n the internal market. Whether a notification or a declaration must be included in the\n tender depends on the threshold in art. 28, para. 1, point (b), of Regulation (EU)\n 2022/2560. The obligation is further elaborated in the Commission Implementing Regulation\n (EU) 2023/1441 of 10 July 2023, particularly in art. 5. The Tenderer shall submit\n the notification/declaration concerning any financial contributions received from\n third countries by using the form FS-PP in Annex II of the Implementing Regulation\n (EU) 2023/1441. The Tenderer is encouraged to engage in prenotification discussions\n with the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship\n and SMEs in sufficient time prior to the notification, see for more information Implementing\n Regulation (EU) 2023/1441, Annex II, the Introduction, part 6, on ‘Pre-notification\n contacts and waiver requests. Reference is furthermore made to the Procurement Specifications,\n section 7.
Regarding prerequisites for conclusion of the Concession Agreement:
According\n to the Investment Screening Act, statutory order no 1256 of 27 October 2023, economic\n actors, i) domiciled outside the EU or EFTA, or ii) who are under the control of or\n subject to significant influence as defined in the Act from a domiciled business or\n citizen from a country outside the EU or EFTA, must apply for and obtain authorization\n to conclude the Concession Contract, if the Tenderer’s conclusion of the Concession\n Agreement is subject to the Act. The Tenderer is advised to clarify whether their\n conclusion of the Concession Contract is subject to the authorization requirement\n under the Danish Investment Screening Act. For more details on the authorisation procedure\n including the relevant information to be provided to the Danish Business Authority,\n the DEA refers to the Danish Business Authority webpage or via this link: https://businessindenmark.virk.dk/topics/Economy/Investments/.\n Further, the Danish Business Authority can be reached by e-mail: fdi-screening@erst.dk\n for further guidance. Reference is furthermore made to the Procurement Specifications\n section 3.1 and section 11.2.

Retsgrundlag:

Direktiv 2014/24/EU

Danish Public Procurement Act, cf. consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025 with\n later amendments - The directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement as implemented into Danish law by the\n Danish Public Procurement Act, cf. consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025 with\n later amendments (in Danish: Udbudsloven).

2.1.6 Udelukkelsesgrunde

Kilder til grundlag for udelukkelse: Bekendtgørelse

Korruption: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 2, and section 135 (2), of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n (Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Svig: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 3, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n (Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Hvidvaskning af penge eller finansiering af terrorisme: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 5, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Deltagelse i en kriminel organisation: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 1, and section 135 (2), of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n (Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Terrorhandlinger eller strafbare handlinger med forbindelse til terroraktivitet: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 4, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Børnearbejde og andre former for menneskehandel: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 6, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish\n Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating\n in the procurement procedure.

Alvorlige forsømmelser i forbindelse med udøvelsen af erhvervet: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 4 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Har afgivet urigtige oplysninger eller tilbageholdt oplysninger, som ikke var i stand til at fremlægge de krævede dokumenter og indhentet fortrolige oplysninger i forbindelse med denne procedure: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 3, of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure. For the avoidance of doubt, the voluntary exclusion ground stated in the\n Danish Public Procurement Act, section 137 (1), no. 5, is not applicable under this\n procurement procedure.

Interessekonflikt som følge af deltagelse i udbudsproceduren: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 1 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Direkte eller indirekte involvering i forberedelsen af denne udbudsprocedure: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2023 (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af bidrag til sociale sikringsordninger: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (3) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement Act)\n with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af skatter og afgifter: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (3) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement Act)\n with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Erhvervsvirksomheden er indstillet: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Konkurs: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Tvangsakkord uden for konkurs: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Insolvens: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Aktiver, der administreres af en kurator: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

En situation, der svarer til konkurs i henhold til national ret: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

5 Delkontrakt

5.1 Teknisk ID for delkontrakten: LOT-0000

Titel: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

Intern ID: 2025-16624

5.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Bygge og anlæg

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 45000000 Bygge- og anlægsarbejder

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121320 Vindturbiner

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121330 Vindturbinegeneratorer

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121340 Vindmøllepark

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31160000 Dele til elektriske motorer, generatorer og transformatorer

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31170000 Transformatorer

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31213400 Distributionssystem

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31300000 Isolerede ledninger og kabler

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 45244000 Arbejder til havs

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 45244100 Havanlæg

5.1.2 Udførelsessted

Landsdel (NUTS): Nordsjælland (DK013)

Land: Danmark

Yderligere oplysninger: The location site of the Offshore Wind Farm is further specified in the procurement\n material, Appendix 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

5.1.3 Anslået varighed

Varighed: 40 År

5.1.4 Fornyelse

Højeste antal fornyelser: 1

Yderligere oplysninger om fornyelser: The Concession Agreement shall take effect on signing of the Concession Agreement\n and shall continue for the duration of the electricity production permit, cf. section\n 29 of RE Act, and until the Concessionaire has fulfilled its obligations under the\n Concession Agreement, including the obligations after end of operation to dismantle\n and decommission the Offshore Wind Farm, pursuant to relevant approvals, licenses\n and permits in accordance with applicable Laws.
The capability-based two-way CfD\n scheme will apply to electricity produced from the minimum capacity for a period of\n 20 years as further described in Appendix 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract for\n Difference) and Annex F (Concession Agreement), Clause 11. The duration of the capability-based\n two-way CfD scheme will not be extended.
The electricity production permit is\n granted for 30 years and can be extended upon application, cf. RE Act, section 29\n (2). Before the expiry of the permit, the Concessionaire shall be entitled to request\n the DEA for an extension of the duration of the Concession Agreement on unchanged\n terms and conditions, with the exception of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme.\n
The DEA will consent to such extension of the Concession Agreement provided a)\n the Concessionaire is granted permission to extension of the electricity production\n permit pursuant to the RE Act section 29 after application for a period not exceeding\n 10 years; and b) the requested extension of the Concession Agreement is considered\n by the DEA to be permissible under applicable legislation at the time, including but\n not limited to the relevant applicable procurement rules, rules on state aid and any\n sanctions and embargoes.

5.1.5 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 21.900.000.000 Dansk krone

5.1.6 Generelle oplysninger

Reserveret deltagelse: Deltagelse uden forbehold.

Offentligt udbudsprojekt, der finansieres helt eller delvist med EU-midler

Oplysninger om EU-midler

Identifikatorer for EU-midler: REPowerEU

Yderligere oplysninger om EU-midler: The Danish Energy Agency receives EU funding from the REPowerEU, cf. Addendum to Denmarks\n Recovery and Resilience Plan - REPowerEU Chapter (https://fm.dk/media/27148/addendum-to-denmarks-recovery-and-resilience-plan-repowereu-chapter.pdf),\n for the preparations and conduction of the procurement process.

Udbuddet er omfattet af aftalen om offentlige udbud (GPA): ja

5.1.9 Udvælgelseskriterier

Kilder til udvælgelseskriterier: Bekendtgørelse

Kriterium: Referencer på specificerede arbejder

Beskrivelse: The Tenderer must fulfil the following minimum requirement in order to demonstrate\n the ability to perform the Concession Agreement:
1. At least one (1) reference\n covering a largescale offshore project in relation to energy production, completed\n within the last ten (10) years. A largescale offshore project in relation to energy\n production must, as a minimum, have the following characteristics in order to be considered:

a.\n Construction costs (CAPEX) of minimum DKK 500,000,000,
b. be fixed to the seabed,\n at least at 10 meters sea depth in average across the site, and
c. have a duration\n of contract, permit, licence, approval or the like of min. 25 years.
The reference\n must show experience with at least three (3) of the six (6) following key areas:
1)\n project management,
2) engineering,
3) procurement,
4) execution,
5)\n operation, or
6) quality control.

The Tenderer may document experience\n with the above in a minimum of three (3) key areas via one (1) or more references,\n provided that each reference covers a largescale offshore project in relation to energy\n production.
Only references completed within the latest ten (10) years before\n the expiry of the deadline for submission of tender will be accepted. As regard the\n assessment of whether a largescale offshore project is completed within the latest\n ten (10) years, the DEA will accept the following examples (which are not exhaustive):\n
• An offshore wind farm with an A/C substation where the last turbine has delivered\n the first kWh to the grid (fully commissioned offshore wind farm).
• An offshore\n oil- and gas development project including installation of fixed installations and\n commissioning and subsequent production/operation.
Information regarding the references\n should be specified in part IV, section C of the ESPD. If the Tenderer prefers to\n submit the list of references as a separate document, this is accepted as well. However,\n illustrations, photographs etc. will not be taken into account.
Re (1)
For\n each project used as a reference (at least one (1), maximum five (5) references),\n the Tenderer must provide the following description:
a. Name of largescale offshore\n project
b. Description of main elements of the largescale offshore project including\n where relevant grid connection (AC-substation, etc.) from the offshore project to\n onshore/offshore point of connection;
c. Contact person at the contracting entity\n and/or the authority who awards the permit/licence/approval or the like (preferably\n including phone number and email address);
d. Contract signing date or the date\n of issuing the permit/licence/approval etc. (with the minimum duration of 25 years);
e.\n Location of the largescale offshore project;
f. The Tenderer's/the supporting\n entity’s role (i.e. developer, owner, main consultant, sub-contractor, financial investor,\n or other);
g. The Tenderer's/the supporting entity’s contribution to the project\n within the following key areas: 1) project management, 2) engineering, 3) procurement,\n 4) execution, 5) operation and/or 6) quality control;
h. Time of completion of\n the project (within the last 10 years).
If more than a total of five (5) references\n completed within the latest ten (10) years before the expiry of the deadline for submission\n of tender are submitted by a Tenderer, including where a Tenderer is a group of economic\n entities, e.g. a consortium or joint venture, only the five (5) newest references\n completed within the latest ten (10) years before the expiry of the deadline for submission\n of tender will be considered.
If it is not possible to identify the five (5)\n newest references, the five (5) newest references will be selected by drawing of lots\n of the references submitted by the remaining entities in the group of Tenderers or\n from the supporting entities which has been completed within the latest ten (10) years\n before the expiry of the deadline for submission of tender.
Upon request, the\n Tenderer to whom the DEA intends to award the Concession Agreement must submit documentation\n regarding the information stated in the ESPD, cf. section 151 of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act. The list of references, that the Tenderer specifies in the ESPD will\n constitute the final documentation for the Tenderer's information about the technical\n and professional capacity. Reference is further made to the Procurement Specifications,\n section 11.

5.1.10 Tildelingskriterier

Kriterium:

Type: Pris

Navn: Bid price.

Beskrivelse: Award of the Concession Agreement to the most economically advantageous tender will\n take place on the basis of the award criterion, “price”.
The award criterion,\n “price”, will be assessed on the basis of the bid price offered by the Tenderer in\n the Tender Submission Letter (Annex A), in the Procurement Specifications.
The\n offered bid price must constitute a price per unit of electricity in “DKK”/MWh excl.\n VAT, which the Tenderer will be guaranteed for the duration of the 20-year subsidy\n period. The bid price of the Successful Tenderer will constitute the so-called “strike\n price” under the Concession agreement, cf. Appendix F (Concession Agreement) and Appendix\n 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract for Difference).
The Tenderer submitting\n the tender with the lowest offered bid price will be awarded the right and obligation\n to establish an offshore wind farm in the concession area, as set out in Appendix\n 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

Kategori for tildelingskriteriet tærskel: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)

Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 100

5.1.11 Udbudsdokumenter

Sprog, som udbudsdokumenterne er officielt tilgængelige på: engelsk

Frist for anmodning om yderligere oplysninger: 28-04-2026 21:55 +00:00

Adresse på udbudsdokumenterne: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=438437&B=

5.1.12 Udbudsvilkår

Vilkår for indgivelse:

Elektronisk indgivelse: Påkrævet

Indgivelsesadresse: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=438437&B=

Sprog, som tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse kan indgives på: engelsk

Elektronisk katalog: Ikke tilladt

Alternative tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Tilbudsgivere kan indgive mere end ét tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Frist for modtagelse af tilbud: 20-05-2026 12:00 +00:00

Vedståelsesfrist for tilbuddet: 8 Måned

Oplysninger om offentlig iværksættelse:

Åbningsdato: 20-05-2026 12:05 +00:00

Sted: The electronic procurement system

Yderligere oplysninger: The tenders will be opened in the electronic procurement system. Tenderers are not\n allowed to attend the opening of tenders.

Betingelser for kontraktens udførelse:

Udførelsen af kontrakten skal ske inden for rammerne af programmer for beskyttet beskæftigelse: Nej

Vilkår relateret til kontraktens udførelse: The Tenderer to whom the Concession Agreement is awarded must, at its own risk and\n expense, obtain all approvals, licences and permits required under applicable legislation\n to establish the Offshore Wind Farm. The Tenderer should be aware that further requirements\n regarding additional guarantee in connection with decommissioning of the offshore\n wind farm will be stated in relevant approvals, licenses and permits, pursuant to\n applicable legislation.

After full termination pursuant to Sub-Clause 20.1\n of Annex F, the DEA may acquire, and the Concessionaire must sell, the Offshore Wind\n Farm, including all related information, know-how, documentation, records etc., against\n payment of a purchase price determined in accordance with Sub-Clause 20.2.2 of Annex\n F (Concession Agreement).

Elektronisk fakturering: Påkrævet

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk bestilling: nej

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk betaling: ja

Oplysninger om finansiering og betaling: It is required, that the Concessionaire, at the latest when signing the Concession\n Agreement, shall obtain and deliver to the DEA 1) a duly executed, valid and binding\n performance guarantee from an acceptable financial institution and if applicable 2)\n a duly executed, valid and binding parent company guarantee from an eligible parent\n company. Reference is further made to Clause 17 of Annex F (Concession Agreement).

5.1.15 Teknikker

Rammeaftale:

Ingen rammeaftale

Oplysninger om det dynamiske indkøbssystem:

Intet dynamisk indkøbssystem

5.1.16 Yderligere oplysninger, mægling og gennemgang

Organisation med ansvar for klager: Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement

Oplysninger om klagefrister: According to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement Act (statutory order\n no. 448 from 8. May 2025), the following deadlines apply for submission of complaint\n regarding the procurement procedure:
Complaints regarding the procurement procedure\n must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:
1)\n 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a notice in the Official\n Journal of the European Union stating that the contracting authority has entered into\n a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day on which the notice\n has been published.
2) 30 calendar days counted from the day after the day on\n which the contracting authority has notified the affected tenderers that a contract\n based on a framework agreement with re-opening of the competition or a dynamic purchasing\n system has been entered into, if the notification has given a reason for the decision.
\n 3) six months after the contracting authority has entered into a framework agreement\n calculated from the day after the day on which the contracting authority has notified\n the affected applicants and tenderers, see section 2 (2) of the Danish Complaints\n Board for Public Procurement Act, and article 40 of directive 2014/23/EU on the award\n of concession contracts. At the latest at the same time as a complaint is submitted\n to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify\n the contracting authority in writing that a complaint is being submitted to the Danish\n Complaints Board for Public Procurement, and whether the complaint has been submitted\n during the standstill period, cf. section 6 (4) of the Danish Complaints Board for\n Public Procurement Act. In cases where the complaint has not been submitted during\n the standstill period, the complainant must also indicate whether a suspensive effect\n of the complaint is requested, cf. section 12 (1) of the Danish Complaints Board for\n Public Procurement Act.
The email address of the Danish Complaints Board for Public\n Procurement: klfu@naevneneshus.dk.
The Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s\n guidance on submitting complaints can be found at: https://naevneneshus.dk/naevnsoversigt/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/

Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren: Danish Energy Agency

Organisation, der sikrer adgang til udbudsdokumenterne offline: Danish Energy Agency

Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne: Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Organisation, der modtager ansøgninger om deltagelse: Danish Energy Agency

Organisation, der behandler tilbud: Danish Energy Agency

2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

Description: The Danish Parliament has in recent years agreed to a large expansion in offshore\n wind farms in Denmark. The aim is to ensure the green transition and strengthening\n the future security of supply of energy in Denmark. The political agreements that\n this procurement concerns are:
- Climate Agreement from 29 June 2018,
- Climate\n Agreement from 22 June 2020,
- the Financial Act from 4 December 2022,
- Climate\n Agreement regarding green electricity and heat from 25 June 2022
- Additional\n Agreement on the procurement details regarding 6 GW offshore wind and Energy Island\n Bornholm from May 30 2023, and
- Agreement on procurement frameworks for three\n offshore wind farms from 19 May 2025 as adjusted on 7 November 2025.
This procurement\n concerns the establishment of one (1) new large-scale offshore wind farm named Hesselø,\n pursuant to the directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement as implemented into Danish\n law by the Danish Public Procurement Act, cf. consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February\n 2025 with later amendments (in Danish: Udbudsloven). The procurement procedure applicable\n to this procurement constitutes an open procedure, cf. section 56 of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act.
The Concessionaire is granted a right and obligations to utilise\n the concession area for the establishment and operation of an offshore wind farm with\n a minimum capacity of 800 MWh for the purpose of producing and distributing electricity\n at the sole risk and expense of the Concessionaire.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,\n the concessionaire of Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm, will be economically supported for\n the electricity produced from the minimum capacity by a capability based two-way contract\n for difference (“CfD”) scheme for a period of 20 years. Under the capability-based\n two-way CfD scheme, the Concessionaire must make payments to the Danish State in months\n where the strike price (equal to the “bid price” of the Successful Tenderer) is lower\n than the reference price (to be calculated by the DEA as the weighted monthly average\n of the day-ahead prices, weighted by the maximum power production capability of the\n turbines or “Available Active Power” as further set out in the procurements material).\n There is no cap on the payments from the Concessionaire to the Danish State, and the\n Concessionaire has no option to opt out of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme.\n Correspondingly, in months where the strike price is higher than the reference price,\n the Concessionaire will receive subsidies up to cap of 21.9 billion DKK excl. VAT\n (2025-prices) in the form of payments from the Danish State. Reference is made to\n the Annex F (Concession Agreement) and Appendix 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract\n for Difference) for an overall description of the principles in capability-based two-way\n CfD scheme. The scheme constitutes State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1)\n of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Please note that\n the name of the offshore wind farm can be changed by the Danish Energy Agency (“DEA”).\n Such change will not affect the geographical location of the offshore wind farm. Hesselø\n will in the following be called “the Offshore Wind Farm”.
The minimum capacity\n of the Offshore Wind Farm shall be established no later than 31 December 2032. The\n concessionaire will in special cases be entitled to an extension of this deadline.\n Connection of the Offshore Wind Farm to the Danish transmission grid is voluntary\n for the concessionaire. The Concession Agreement further enables the Concessionaire\n to establish overplanting capacity in excess of the required minimum capacity within\n the concession area, i.e. it is optional for Concessionaire to establish more than\n 800 MW capacity within the Concession Area. Furthermore, the Concessionaire may exploit\n the production capacity of electricity from the Offshore Wind Farm for energy production,\n such as but not limited to innovative energy production (e.g. Power-to-X), if this\n is otherwise possible within the applicable legislation.
With the sole exception\n of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme, the Concessionaire bears all commercial\n risks associated with the establishment, operation and decommissioning of the Offshore\n Wind Farm, including any potential overplanting capacity. Such commercial risks include\n but is not limited to, legislative changes and general market conditions and demands.\n Additionally, the Concessionaire is responsible for the commercial risks related to\n any innovative energy production (e.g. Power-to-X facility). The Concessionaire shall\n bear the costs as stipulated in the construction permit and/or procurement material.\n Please note that contrary to earlier procurements rounds concerning offshore wind\n the Concessionaire shall not bear the actual cost of the temporary and permanent preventive\n measures, which by decision of the Danish Defence must be implemented by the Concessionaire\n to prevent deteriorations in the quality of the current military radio communication\n and radar surveillance caused by the Offshore Wind Farm. Such costs will be borne\n by the Danish Defence. Furthermore, contrary to earlier procurements rounds for offshore\n wind, the Concessionaire shall not pay the cost of the offshore preliminary investigations\n performed by Energinet, cf. section 23 (3) of the Renewable Energy Act (RE Act), statutory\n order no. 132 of 6 February 2024. Such costs will be borne by the Danish State.

The\n location site of the Offshore Wind Farm is further stated below under section \"Place\n of Performance\" as well as in the procurement material Appendix 2 (Location of the\n Concession Area).
Reference is further made to the regulation in the Procurement\n Specifications, Annex F (Concession Agreement), Appendix 1 (Project Specification),\n and the procurement material as a whole.

Procedure identifier: 6574c4b3-7817-4315-aaf3-ca5f1a9bc251

Internal identifier: 2025-16624

Type of procedure: Open

The procedure is accelerated: no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Works

Main classification (cpv): 45000000 Construction work

Additional classification (cpv): 31121320 Wind turbines

Additional classification (cpv): 31121330 Wind turbine generators

Additional classification (cpv): 31121340 Wind farm

Additional classification (cpv): 31160000 Parts of electric motors, generators and transformers

Additional classification (cpv): 31170000 Transformers

Additional classification (cpv): 31213400 Distribution system

Additional classification (cpv): 31300000 Insulated wire and cable

Additional classification (cpv): 45244000 Marine construction works

Additional classification (cpv): 45244100 Marine installations

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS): Nordsjælland (DK013)

Country: Denmark

Additional information: The location site of the Offshore Wind Farm is further specified in the procurement\n material, Appendix 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 21.900.000.000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Additional information: Regarding tender submission deadline:
Please note that due to a system error,\n the deadline for submission of tender is displayed in a different time zone. The deadline\n for submission of tender is 20 May 2026 at 14:00 p.m. (local Danish time).

Regarding\n supplementary information:
The Danish Energy Agency may use the procedure of section\n 159(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act in the event that tenders do not comply\n with the formal requirements of the tender documents.

Regarding tender validity:
The\n Tenderer must keep its tender open for acceptance for eight (8) months from expiry\n of the tender submission deadline. If the DEA considers it appropriate due to delays\n resulting from the procedures pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies\n or the Danish Investment Screening Act, the DEA may invite all Tenderers to accept\n an extension of the period in which they must keep their tenders open for acceptance.\n All Tenderers will in this situation be free to decide whether to accept the extension\n of the tender validity period as proposed by the DEA. Where a Tenderer does not accept\n an extension of the tender validity period, the tender of such Tenderer will expire\n at the end of the initial tender validity period of eight (8) month from the tender\n submission deadline and such Tenderer will no longer be considered for the award of\n the Concession Agreement. If Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies does not\n prevent the award of the Concession Agreement at such time, the DEA may at any time\n choose to award the Concession Agreement to the Tenderer who has submitted the tender\n with the lowest bid price, subject to this Tenderer obtaining the necessary authorisation\n pursuant to the Danish Investment Screening Act if relevant. In this case the Tenderer,\n to whom the DEA awards the Concession Agreement, must keep its tender open for acceptance\n until conclusion of the Concession Agreement.

Regarding the estimated value\n of the concession:
The estimated value of the concession is 21,900,000,000.00\n DKK covering the required establishment of an offshore wind farm with a production\n capacity of electricity of 800 MW.

Regarding the decision not to divide the\n contract into lots:
Due to the contract’s technical characteristics, financing\n conditions, risk and liability allocation, and the need for long-term operational\n optimization, the DEA deems that dividing the contract into lots would not be appropriate.\n The contracting authority therefore finds that a single concession contract will ensure\n the most advantageous technical and economic solution, as well as the optimal allocation\n of risk and responsibility.

Regarding the exclusion grounds:
Furthermore,\n a Tenderer must include in the tender an ESPD, as described further in the Procurement\n Specifications, section 6 and 7, as preliminary proof of the conditions specified\n in section 148 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025 (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with later amendments. Upon request, the Tenderer to whom the DEA intends to\n award the Concession Agreement, or all Tenderers must submit documentation regarding\n the information stated in the ESPD, cf. section 151(1) or 151(2) of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act. Furthermore, if the Tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities\n and/or if the Tenderer consists of a group of economic operators a separate ESPD,\n must be submitted for each of the participating entities and the ESPD shall each contain\n the relevant information. If the Tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities\n and/or if the Tenderer consists of a group of economic entities, the documentation\n regarding the information stated in the ESPD must be submitted for each participating\n entity.
The documentation regarding the exclusion grounds can consist of the following:
-\n An extract from the relevant register, such as judicial records or, failing that,\n of an equivalent document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority\n in the Member State or country of origin or the country where the economic operator\n is established showing that the economic operator is not covered by the exclusion\n grounds listed in section 135 (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, and
-\n A certificate issued by the competent authority in the Member State or country concerned,\n showing that the economic operator is not covered by the exclusion grounds listed\n in section 135 (3) and section 137 (1), no. 2.
Where the Member State or country\n in question does not issue such documents or certificates, or where these do not cover\n all the exclusion grounds, they may be replaced by a declaration on oath. In Member\n States or countries where there is no provision for declarations on oath, a solemn\n declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative\n authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the Member State\n or country of origin or in the Member State or country where the economic operator\n is established, may be used.
It is accentuated that the documentation must also\n include documentation regarding the exclusion ground in section 135 (2) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act. The DEA will generally accept the documentation, which is\n listed in e-Certis for the relevant country, cf. section 152 (3) of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act.
For groups of entities, and/or if a Tenderer relies on the technical\n and professional capacity of other entities, documentation regarding such other entities\n must also be provided. Where a Tenderer is covered by one of the exclusion grounds\n as stated under the section \"Participation\" and further in the Procurement Specifications,\n the DEA will allow the Tenderer to demonstrate its reliability in accordance with\n section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Reference is further made to the\n Procurement Specifications, section 6 and section 11.

Regarding international\n sanctions:
Attention is drawn to Article 5k in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as\n amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/576 which applies for the procurement procedure. The\n provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and\n Russian controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1, for\n the exact delimitation of the actors covered by the prohibition). The DEA may at any\n time during the procurement procedure require that the Tenderers prove that they are\n not covered by the prohibition, for example by requiring documentation regarding the\n Tenderers’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership. Annex D,\n Declaration regarding sanctions against Russia, may be used.

Regarding prerequisites\n for award of the Concession Agreement:
The Tenderer shall, as part of the tender,\n submit a notification/declaration concerning any financial contributions received\n from third countries, see Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting\n the internal market. Whether a notification or a declaration must be included in the\n tender depends on the threshold in art. 28, para. 1, point (b), of Regulation (EU)\n 2022/2560. The obligation is further elaborated in the Commission Implementing Regulation\n (EU) 2023/1441 of 10 July 2023, particularly in art. 5. The Tenderer shall submit\n the notification/declaration concerning any financial contributions received from\n third countries by using the form FS-PP in Annex II of the Implementing Regulation\n (EU) 2023/1441. The Tenderer is encouraged to engage in prenotification discussions\n with the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship\n and SMEs in sufficient time prior to the notification, see for more information Implementing\n Regulation (EU) 2023/1441, Annex II, the Introduction, part 6, on ‘Pre-notification\n contacts and waiver requests. Reference is furthermore made to the Procurement Specifications,\n section 7.
Regarding prerequisites for conclusion of the Concession Agreement:
According\n to the Investment Screening Act, statutory order no 1256 of 27 October 2023, economic\n actors, i) domiciled outside the EU or EFTA, or ii) who are under the control of or\n subject to significant influence as defined in the Act from a domiciled business or\n citizen from a country outside the EU or EFTA, must apply for and obtain authorization\n to conclude the Concession Contract, if the Tenderer’s conclusion of the Concession\n Agreement is subject to the Act. The Tenderer is advised to clarify whether their\n conclusion of the Concession Contract is subject to the authorization requirement\n under the Danish Investment Screening Act. For more details on the authorisation procedure\n including the relevant information to be provided to the Danish Business Authority,\n the DEA refers to the Danish Business Authority webpage or via this link: https://businessindenmark.virk.dk/topics/Economy/Investments/.\n Further, the Danish Business Authority can be reached by e-mail: fdi-screening@erst.dk\n for further guidance. Reference is furthermore made to the Procurement Specifications\n section 3.1 and section 11.2.

Legal basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion: Notice

Corruption: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 2, and section 135 (2), of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n (Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Fraud: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 3, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n (Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Money laundering or terrorist financing: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 5, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Participation in a criminal organisation: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 1, and section 135 (2), of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n (Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 4, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2025\n Danish Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from\n participating in the procurement procedure.

Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (1), no. 6, and section 135 (2) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish\n Public Procurement Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating\n in the procurement procedure.

Grave professional misconduct: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 4 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 3, of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure. For the avoidance of doubt, the voluntary exclusion ground stated in the\n Danish Public Procurement Act, section 137 (1), no. 5, is not applicable under this\n procurement procedure.

Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 1 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 136\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February 2023 (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (3) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement Act)\n with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes: If the Tenderer is covered by the mandatory exclusion ground stated in section 135\n (3) of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement Act)\n with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Business activities are suspended: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Bankruptcy: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Arrangement with creditors: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Insolvency: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Assets being administered by liquidator: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law: If the Tenderer is covered by the voluntary exclusion ground stated in section 137\n (1), no. 2 of the consolidated act no. 116 of 3 February (Danish Public Procurement\n Act) with amendments, the Tenderer shall be excluded from participating in the procurement\n procedure.

5 Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID: LOT-0000

Title: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

Internal identifier: 2025-16624

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Works

Main classification (cpv): 45000000 Construction work

Additional classification (cpv): 31121320 Wind turbines

Additional classification (cpv): 31121330 Wind turbine generators

Additional classification (cpv): 31121340 Wind farm

Additional classification (cpv): 31160000 Parts of electric motors, generators and transformers

Additional classification (cpv): 31170000 Transformers

Additional classification (cpv): 31213400 Distribution system

Additional classification (cpv): 31300000 Insulated wire and cable

Additional classification (cpv): 45244000 Marine construction works

Additional classification (cpv): 45244100 Marine installations

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS): Nordsjælland (DK013)

Country: Denmark

Additional information: The location site of the Offshore Wind Farm is further specified in the procurement\n material, Appendix 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration: 40 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals: 1

Other information about renewals: The Concession Agreement shall take effect on signing of the Concession Agreement\n and shall continue for the duration of the electricity production permit, cf. section\n 29 of RE Act, and until the Concessionaire has fulfilled its obligations under the\n Concession Agreement, including the obligations after end of operation to dismantle\n and decommission the Offshore Wind Farm, pursuant to relevant approvals, licenses\n and permits in accordance with applicable Laws.
The capability-based two-way CfD\n scheme will apply to electricity produced from the minimum capacity for a period of\n 20 years as further described in Appendix 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract for\n Difference) and Annex F (Concession Agreement), Clause 11. The duration of the capability-based\n two-way CfD scheme will not be extended.
The electricity production permit is\n granted for 30 years and can be extended upon application, cf. RE Act, section 29\n (2). Before the expiry of the permit, the Concessionaire shall be entitled to request\n the DEA for an extension of the duration of the Concession Agreement on unchanged\n terms and conditions, with the exception of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme.\n
The DEA will consent to such extension of the Concession Agreement provided a)\n the Concessionaire is granted permission to extension of the electricity production\n permit pursuant to the RE Act section 29 after application for a period not exceeding\n 10 years; and b) the requested extension of the Concession Agreement is considered\n by the DEA to be permissible under applicable legislation at the time, including but\n not limited to the relevant applicable procurement rules, rules on state aid and any\n sanctions and embargoes.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 21.900.000.000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation: Participation is not reserved.

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.

Information about European Union funds

Identifier of EU funds: REPowerEU

Further details of EU funds: The Danish Energy Agency receives EU funding from the REPowerEU, cf. Addendum to Denmarks\n Recovery and Resilience Plan - REPowerEU Chapter (https://fm.dk/media/27148/addendum-to-denmarks-recovery-and-resilience-plan-repowereu-chapter.pdf),\n for the preparations and conduction of the procurement process.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria: Notice

Criterion: References on specified works

Description: The Tenderer must fulfil the following minimum requirement in order to demonstrate\n the ability to perform the Concession Agreement:
1. At least one (1) reference\n covering a largescale offshore project in relation to energy production, completed\n within the last ten (10) years. A largescale offshore project in relation to energy\n production must, as a minimum, have the following characteristics in order to be considered:

a.\n Construction costs (CAPEX) of minimum DKK 500,000,000,
b. be fixed to the seabed,\n at least at 10 meters sea depth in average across the site, and
c. have a duration\n of contract, permit, licence, approval or the like of min. 25 years.
The reference\n must show experience with at least three (3) of the six (6) following key areas:
1)\n project management,
2) engineering,
3) procurement,
4) execution,
5)\n operation, or
6) quality control.

The Tenderer may document experience\n with the above in a minimum of three (3) key areas via one (1) or more references,\n provided that each reference covers a largescale offshore project in relation to energy\n production.
Only references completed within the latest ten (10) years before\n the expiry of the deadline for submission of tender will be accepted. As regard the\n assessment of whether a largescale offshore project is completed within the latest\n ten (10) years, the DEA will accept the following examples (which are not exhaustive):\n
• An offshore wind farm with an A/C substation where the last turbine has delivered\n the first kWh to the grid (fully commissioned offshore wind farm).
• An offshore\n oil- and gas development project including installation of fixed installations and\n commissioning and subsequent production/operation.
Information regarding the references\n should be specified in part IV, section C of the ESPD. If the Tenderer prefers to\n submit the list of references as a separate document, this is accepted as well. However,\n illustrations, photographs etc. will not be taken into account.
Re (1)
For\n each project used as a reference (at least one (1), maximum five (5) references),\n the Tenderer must provide the following description:
a. Name of largescale offshore\n project
b. Description of main elements of the largescale offshore project including\n where relevant grid connection (AC-substation, etc.) from the offshore project to\n onshore/offshore point of connection;
c. Contact person at the contracting entity\n and/or the authority who awards the permit/licence/approval or the like (preferably\n including phone number and email address);
d. Contract signing date or the date\n of issuing the permit/licence/approval etc. (with the minimum duration of 25 years);
e.\n Location of the largescale offshore project;
f. The Tenderer's/the supporting\n entity’s role (i.e. developer, owner, main consultant, sub-contractor, financial investor,\n or other);
g. The Tenderer's/the supporting entity’s contribution to the project\n within the following key areas: 1) project management, 2) engineering, 3) procurement,\n 4) execution, 5) operation and/or 6) quality control;
h. Time of completion of\n the project (within the last 10 years).
If more than a total of five (5) references\n completed within the latest ten (10) years before the expiry of the deadline for submission\n of tender are submitted by a Tenderer, including where a Tenderer is a group of economic\n entities, e.g. a consortium or joint venture, only the five (5) newest references\n completed within the latest ten (10) years before the expiry of the deadline for submission\n of tender will be considered.
If it is not possible to identify the five (5)\n newest references, the five (5) newest references will be selected by drawing of lots\n of the references submitted by the remaining entities in the group of Tenderers or\n from the supporting entities which has been completed within the latest ten (10) years\n before the expiry of the deadline for submission of tender.
Upon request, the\n Tenderer to whom the DEA intends to award the Concession Agreement must submit documentation\n regarding the information stated in the ESPD, cf. section 151 of the Danish Public\n Procurement Act. The list of references, that the Tenderer specifies in the ESPD will\n constitute the final documentation for the Tenderer's information about the technical\n and professional capacity. Reference is further made to the Procurement Specifications,\n section 11.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion:

Type: Price

Name: Bid price.

Description: Award of the Concession Agreement to the most economically advantageous tender will\n take place on the basis of the award criterion, “price”.
The award criterion,\n “price”, will be assessed on the basis of the bid price offered by the Tenderer in\n the Tender Submission Letter (Annex A), in the Procurement Specifications.
The\n offered bid price must constitute a price per unit of electricity in “DKK”/MWh excl.\n VAT, which the Tenderer will be guaranteed for the duration of the 20-year subsidy\n period. The bid price of the Successful Tenderer will constitute the so-called “strike\n price” under the Concession agreement, cf. Appendix F (Concession Agreement) and Appendix\n 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract for Difference).
The Tenderer submitting\n the tender with the lowest offered bid price will be awarded the right and obligation\n to establish an offshore wind farm in the concession area, as set out in Appendix\n 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

Category of award threshold criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number: 100

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English

Deadline for requesting additional information: 28-04-2026 21:55 +00:00

Address of the procurement documents: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=438437&B=

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission:

Electronic submission: Required

Address for submission: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=438437&B=

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English

Electronic catalogue: Not allowed

Variants: Not allowed

Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 20-05-2026 12:00 +00:00

Deadline until which the tender must remain valid: 8 Month

Information about public opening:

Opening date: 20-05-2026 12:05 +00:00

Place: The electronic procurement system

Additional information: The tenders will be opened in the electronic procurement system. Tenderers are not\n allowed to attend the opening of tenders.

Terms of contract:

The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No

Conditions relating to the performance of the contract: The Tenderer to whom the Concession Agreement is awarded must, at its own risk and\n expense, obtain all approvals, licences and permits required under applicable legislation\n to establish the Offshore Wind Farm. The Tenderer should be aware that further requirements\n regarding additional guarantee in connection with decommissioning of the offshore\n wind farm will be stated in relevant approvals, licenses and permits, pursuant to\n applicable legislation.

After full termination pursuant to Sub-Clause 20.1\n of Annex F, the DEA may acquire, and the Concessionaire must sell, the Offshore Wind\n Farm, including all related information, know-how, documentation, records etc., against\n payment of a purchase price determined in accordance with Sub-Clause 20.2.2 of Annex\n F (Concession Agreement).

Electronic invoicing: Required

Electronic ordering will be used: no

Electronic payment will be used: yes

Financial arrangement: It is required, that the Concessionaire, at the latest when signing the Concession\n Agreement, shall obtain and deliver to the DEA 1) a duly executed, valid and binding\n performance guarantee from an acceptable financial institution and if applicable 2)\n a duly executed, valid and binding parent company guarantee from an eligible parent\n company. Reference is further made to Clause 17 of Annex F (Concession Agreement).

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement:

No framework agreement

Information about the dynamic purchasing system:

No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation: Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement

Information about review deadlines: According to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement Act (statutory order\n no. 448 from 8. May 2025), the following deadlines apply for submission of complaint\n regarding the procurement procedure:
Complaints regarding the procurement procedure\n must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:
1)\n 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a notice in the Official\n Journal of the European Union stating that the contracting authority has entered into\n a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day on which the notice\n has been published.
2) 30 calendar days counted from the day after the day on\n which the contracting authority has notified the affected tenderers that a contract\n based on a framework agreement with re-opening of the competition or a dynamic purchasing\n system has been entered into, if the notification has given a reason for the decision.
\n 3) six months after the contracting authority has entered into a framework agreement\n calculated from the day after the day on which the contracting authority has notified\n the affected applicants and tenderers, see section 2 (2) of the Danish Complaints\n Board for Public Procurement Act, and article 40 of directive 2014/23/EU on the award\n of concession contracts. At the latest at the same time as a complaint is submitted\n to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify\n the contracting authority in writing that a complaint is being submitted to the Danish\n Complaints Board for Public Procurement, and whether the complaint has been submitted\n during the standstill period, cf. section 6 (4) of the Danish Complaints Board for\n Public Procurement Act. In cases where the complaint has not been submitted during\n the standstill period, the complainant must also indicate whether a suspensive effect\n of the complaint is requested, cf. section 12 (1) of the Danish Complaints Board for\n Public Procurement Act.
The email address of the Danish Complaints Board for Public\n Procurement: klfu@naevneneshus.dk.
The Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s\n guidance on submitting complaints can be found at: https://naevneneshus.dk/naevnsoversigt/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/

Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Danish Energy Agency

Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Danish Energy Agency

Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Organisation receiving requests to participate: Danish Energy Agency

Organisation processing tenders: Danish Energy Agency