Headwear for the Danish Defence

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, together with the Danish Emergency Management Agency, is procuring headwear for use by both male and female personnel in training and operational settings. The headwear is intended to provide protection against wind and weather and will be worn on a daily basis, with certain items designated for specific tasks. The procurement is structured as a single framework agreement covering all required headwear, ensuring that deliveries can be managed centrally across the Danish Defence.

The tender requires suppliers to submit a comprehensive self‑declaration confirming compliance with labour, CSR, and international sanctions obligations, and to provide documentation on their and any subcontractors’ legal status in relation to prohibitions against Russian entities. All offers must be submitted in English and Danish, and suppliers will be held jointly and severally liable for the performance of the agreement. The headwear must meet the relevant Danish Defence headgear specifications for wind and weather protection.

Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics (hereafter, DALO) and the Danish Emergency Management Agency (hereafter, DEMA), are putting acquisition of Headwaer up for af tender. The primary function of the headwear items is to provide protection for the head against wind and weather conditions. Most of the items are being used on a daily basis and some of the products are used for specified tasks. The headwear will be used by men and women for both training and actual military operations.
Additional information: In accordance with section 134a of the Danish Public Procurement Act the contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer is established in a country that is included in the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and has not acceded to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement or other trade agreements committing Denmark to open the public procurement market to tenderers established in that country. However, for reasons of overriding public interest, the contracting entity may refrain from excluding a candidate or tenderer that is subject to the ground for exclusion. It is stressed, however, that the voluntary grounds for exclusion in section 137 of the Danish Public Procurement Act do not apply for this procurement, irrespective of whether the text (which is system-generated) may suggest this. No particular legal form is required. If the agreement is awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the participants shall undertake joint and several liability and appoint one supplier to represent the group. It is stressed, however, that the voluntary grounds for exclusion in section 137 of the Danish Public Procurement Act do not apply for this procurement, irrespective of whether the text in (which is system-generated) may suggest this. No particular legal form is required. If the agreement is awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the participants shall undertake joint and several liability and appoint one supplier to represent the group. The agreement is not divided into lots since a division of the agreement will undermine the economies of scale obtainable by one agreement. It is pointed out that this procedure is subject to Article 5k of Regulation (EU) no. 833/2014, as amended. The provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and Russian-controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1 for the exact delimitation of the operators that are subject to the prohibition). DALO reserves the right at any time during the tender process to require tenderers to prove that they are not subject to the prohibition, for example by requiring documentation regarding the tenderers’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership. As part of the submission of offer, the tenderermust submit a self-declaration on compliance with labour clauses, CSR obligations and international sanctions. In this connection, DALO reserves the right, at any time during the tender process, to let the tenderer rectify a missing or inadequately completed self-declaration. DALO has uploaded a template (available in the electronic tender system) which must be used as declaration. Where groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate jointly in the tender procedure, the self-declaration must be submitted separately for each of the participating entities. DALO reserves the right – but is not obliged – to use the remedies provided for in section 159(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act if offers do not fulfil the requirements of the tender documents. It should be noted that irrespective of the wording of the requirements of the tender documents to the effect that information, declarations and documentation must be submitted, e.g. concerning a description of the deliverables put up for tender, DALO is not prevented from obtaining additional information, etc., pursuant to section 159(5), cf. section 159(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An information meeting will be held on Thursday, 11 Juny 2026 from 12:00 to 14:00 local time prior to the deadline for submission of offer. Reference is made to the instructions to tenderers for further information in that regard. Prior to decision on award of the agreement, DALO requires that the tenderer to whom DALO intends to award the agreement presents documentation for the information stated in the ESPD, see sections 151-155 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. DALO demands that the tenderer and each of the legal entities on whose economic and financial capacities the tenderer relies undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the agreement. The estimated value of the framework agreement is 34.000.000 DKK, and the maximum value of the agreement is 70.000.000 DKK. The reason for the difference between the stated values is the uncertainty regarding the final value of the agreement, see below. Hence, the estimated value constitutes DALO’s most qualified estimate of the value of the agreement at the present moment, while the maximum value constitutes the maximum value of purchases under the agreement in its duration. The uncertainty regarding the final value of the framework agreement is primarily caused by uncertainty regarding exactly how extensively the deliverables under the agreement will be distributed in the Danish Defence. If it is decided that the deliverables in question are to be used by more groups of personnel than what is actually decided for now, this will lead to a significantly larger expenditure under the agreement than what is expected at the moment. The offer shall be in the language english og danish.
Place of performance: DK012

Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Headwear for the Danish Defence

Procurement documents
Address of the procurement documents: https://www.ethics.dk/ethics/eo#/51449b3e-46ef-46fb-9bc6-246731a38b40/publicMaterial