1.1 Buyer
Official name
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
The buyer is a contracting entity
Acquisition of NATO Class 1, Small, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including sustainment, support and training
The framework agreement covers the purchase of NATO Class I, Small, Unmanned Aircraft System (hereafter UAS) for the Danish MoD. The framework agreement includes an initial purchase of three UAS and two extra GCS. Furthermore, the framework agreement covers the purchase of sustainment (spare parts and repair services), other support …
CPV: 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
1. Buyer
2. Procedure
2.1 Procedure
Title
:
Acquisition of NATO Class 1, Small, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including sustainment, support and training
Description
:
The framework agreement covers the purchase of NATO Class I, Small, Unmanned Aircraft System (hereafter UAS) for the Danish MoD. The framework agreement includes an initial purchase of three UAS and two extra GCS. Furthermore, the framework agreement covers the purchase of sustainment (spare parts and repair services), other support services and training services related to the UAS, as well as additional UAS subsystems.
Procedure identifier
:
097a0514-b2ff-4f79-8556-03cda16ac1c6
Internal identifier
:
2022/010863
Type of procedure
:
Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated
:
no
Justification for the accelerated procedure
:
Main features of the procedure
:
DALO invited the three tenderers based on a prequalification proces by letter of 5 April 2023 to submit their indicative offer. DALO received offers from all three tenderers and conducted negotiations based on these offers in June 2023. Subsequently, FMI requested by letter of 30 June 2023 the tenderers to submit their best and final offer. DALO received offers from all tenderers on which basis DALO decided to conduct a short round of negotiations based on the offers. Subsequently, DALO requested by letter of 10 October 2023 the tenderers to submit an extra best and final offer with a submission deadline of 6 November 2023. DALO received three offers, which have been included in the tender evaluation, see the following.
2.1.1 Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Supplies
Main classification
(
cpv
):
35000000
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
2.1.2 Place of performance
Country
:
Denmark
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.3 Value
Estimated value excluding VAT
:
1 300 000 000
Danish krone
2.1.4 General information
Additional information
:
The value set out in "results" is the evaluation-technical price of the successful offer and thus does not reflect the final value of the contract, nor is DALO obliged to make purchases corresponding to that value.
Legal basis
:
Directive 2009/81/EC
5. Lot
5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000
Title
:
Acquisition of NATO Class 1, Small, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including sustainment, support and training
Description
:
The framework agreement covers the purchase of NATO Class I, Small, Unmanned Aircraft System (hereafter UAS) for the Danish MoD. The framework agreement includes an initial purchase of three UAS and two extra GCS. Furthermore, the framework agreement covers the purchase of sustainment (spare parts and repair services), other support services and training services related to the UAS, as well as additional UAS subsystems.
Internal identifier
:
2022/010863
5.1.1 Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Supplies
Main classification
(
cpv
):
35000000
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
5.1.2 Place of performance
Country
:
Denmark
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information
:
5.1.3 Estimated duration
Start date
:
07/02/2025
Duration end date
:
06/02/2035
5.1.4 Renewal
Maximum renewals
:
3
Other information about renewals
:
The framework agreement covers the purchase of NATO Class I, Small, Unmanned Aircraft System (hereafter UAS) for the Danish MoD. The framework agreement includes an initial purchase of three UAS and two extra GCS. Further more, the framework agreement covers the purchase of sustainment (spare parts and repair services), other support services and training services related to the UAS, as well as additional UAS subsystems.
5.1.5 Value
Estimated value excluding VAT
:
1 300 000 000
Danish krone
5.1.6 General information
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
Additional information
:
The value set out in "results" is the evaluation-technical price of the successful offer and thus does not reflect the final value of the contract, nor is DALO obliged to make purchases corresponding to that value.
5.1.10 Award criteria
Criterion
:
Type
:
Price
Name
:
Price
Description
:
The Evaluation Price was calculated as the total price of the Evaluation number of all included products and services stated in the Instructions to Tenders document, plus the estimated cost of repairing and replacing spare parts over a period of 10 years for the Evaluation Number of the various subsystems.
Category of award threshold criterion
:
Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number
:
50
Criterion
:
Type
:
Quality
Name
:
Functionality
Description
:
Each offer was evaluated and given points for each Evaluation Requirement, depending on the degree to which the offer fulfills the requirement; 1 for not fulfilled, 5 for fulfilled to the highest degree. The grade for Functionality was calculated as the weighted average of the points obtained for each Evaluation Requirement, using the weights stated for each Evaluation Requirement stated in the tender materiel.
Category of award threshold criterion
:
Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number
:
50
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria
:
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria
:
5.1.15 Techniques
Framework agreement
:
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Additional buyer coverage
:
The agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence, is entitled to use the agreement for procurement on the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Information about the dynamic purchasing system
:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
-
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
-
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
-
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
-
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Organisation executing the payment
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Organisation signing the contract
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice
:
750 000 000
Danish krone
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice
:
1 300 000 000
Danish krone
Approximate value of the framework agreements
:
750 000 000
Danish krone
6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000
At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement
:
Maximum value of the framework agreement
:
1 300 000 000
Danish krone
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement
:
750 000 000
Danish krone
6.1.2 Information about winners
Winner
:
Official name
:
Arcturus UAV, Inc.
Tender
:
Tender identifier
:
1
Identifier of lot or group of lots
:
LOT-0000
Value of the tender
:
200 502 955
Danish krone
The tender was ranked
:
no
The tender is a variant
:
no
Contract information
:
Identifier of the contract
:
4600007938
Title
:
Acquisition of NATO Class 1, Small, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including sustainment, support and training
Date on which the winner was chosen
:
11/04/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract
:
07/02/2025
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement
:
yes
Notice that created the framework agreement
:
138071-2023
Organisation signing the contract
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
6.1.4 Statistical information
Received tenders or requests to participate
:
Type of received submissions
:
Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received
:
3
Type of received submissions
:
Tenders from micro, small or medium tenderers
Number of tenders or requests to participate received
:
3
Type of received submissions
:
Tenders from tenderers registered in other European Economic Area countries than the
country of the buyer
Number of tenders or requests to participate received
:
0
Type of received submissions
:
Tenders from tenders registered in countries outside of the European Economic Area
Number of tenders or requests to participate received
:
2
Type of received submissions
:
Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received
:
3
8. Organisations
8.1 ORG-0001
Official name
:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Registration number
:
16-28-71-80
Postal address
:
Lautrupbjerg 1-5
Town
:
Ballerup
Postcode
:
2750
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Københavns omegn
(
DK012
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Maria Flyvholm Jakobsen
Telephone
:
25239124
Roles of this organisation
:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation signing the contract
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
Organisation executing the payment
8.1 ORG-0002
Official name
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registration number
:
37795526
Postal address
:
Toldboden 2
Town
:
Viborg
Postcode
:
8800
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Vestjylland
(
DK041
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Klagenævnet for Udbud
Telephone
:
+45 72405600
Information exchange endpoint (URL)
:
https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/
Roles of this organisation
:
Review organisation
8.1 ORG-0003
Official name
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registration number
:
10294819
Postal address
:
Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town
:
Valby
Postcode
:
2500
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Byen København
(
DK011
)
Country
:
Denmark
Contact point
:
Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Telephone
:
+45 41715000
Roles of this organisation
:
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1 ORG-0004
Official name
:
Arcturus UAV, Inc.
Size of the economic operator
:
Medium
Postal address
:
1035 N McDowell Blvd.
Town
:
Petaluma
Postcode
:
94954-1173
Country
:
United States
Contact point
:
Shane Hastings
Telephone
:
805 864 0012
Roles of this organisation
:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots
:
LOT-0000
8.1 ORG-0005
Official name
:
Mercell Holding ASA
Registration number
:
980921565
Postal address
:
Askekroken 11
Town
:
Oslo
Postcode
:
0277
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Oslo
(
NO081
)
Country
:
Norway
Contact point
:
eSender
Telephone
:
+47 21018800
Fax
:
+47 21018801
Roles of this organisation
:
TED eSender
11. Notice information
11.1 Notice information
Notice identifier/version
:
0d7f9974-a5bd-43c9-9e11-9e0039fc72b7
-
01
Form type
:
Result
Notice type
:
Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date
:
17/03/2025
13:38 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender)
:
17/03/2025
13:41 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
11.2 Publication information
Notice publication number
:
00175084-2025
OJ S issue number
:
54/2025
Publication date
:
18/03/2025