Deliverables for the Danish Defence Individual Operational Ration

The Danish Defence use Individual Operational Rations. The ration is a self-contained combat ration that provides adequate food for 24 hours for one person to maintain health, physical performance, and cognitive function under routine training or operational conditions. Ration packs is used when the situation, is not allowing regular and …

CPV: 15000000 Alimentos, bebidas, tabaco y productos afines, 15131200 Carne seca, salada, ahumada o condimentada, 15235000 Conservas de pescado, 15330000 Frutas y hortalizas elaboradas, 15332000 Frutas y frutos de cáscara elaborados, 15332200 Compotas y mermeladas; jaleas de fruta; purés y pastas de fruta o de frutos de cáscara, 15332230 Mermeladas, 15332270 Purés de fruta, 15332290 Compotas, 15332300 Frutos de cáscara elaborados, 15811000 Productos a base de pan, 15811100 Pan, 15897000 Productos enlatados y raciones de campaña, 15897100 Raciones de campaña, 15800000 Productos alimenticios diversos
Lugar de ejecución:
Deliverables for the Danish Defence Individual Operational Ration
Organismo adjudicador:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Número de premio:
2025/000243

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Defence

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Deliverables for the Danish Defence Individual Operational Ration
Description : The Danish Defence use Individual Operational Rations. The ration is a self-contained combat ration that provides adequate food for 24 hours for one person to maintain health, physical performance, and cognitive function under routine training or operational conditions. Ration packs is used when the situation, is not allowing regular and fresh food to be provided to the soldiers. The durability of the individual packing and its content is very important as the products often will be carried by the soldier as single items in the packing system and often will be used in extreme conditions, both environmental and climatic. The Danish Defence pack the rations itself, and therefore this tender consists of the products that are included in the rations.
Procedure identifier : 0df31798-3e23-4f39-a8bc-7b2aa967bb47
Previous notice : 985e8c5f-124e-4ad4-a16a-357b7be707b3-01
Internal identifier : 2025/000243
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Varde
Postcode : 6800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Sydjylland ( DK032 )
Country : Denmark

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 60 000 000 Danish krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 180 000 000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Call for competition is terminated
Additional information : Only regarding lot 1: DALO has decided to terminate the tender for Deliverables for the Danish Defence Individual Operational Ration without an award and proceed into a negotiated procedure in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (Act no. 1564/2015 of 15 December 2015) § 61 (1) no. 2, as all the received offers were evaluated non-compliant.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
The Danish Public Procurement Act (Act no. 1564 of 15 December 2015, as amended). - The Danish Public Procurement Act implements the Public Procurement Directive (2014/24/EU) in Danish law.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Snacks and accessories
Description : This lot concerns snacks and accessories such as dried fruit, nuts, bread, biscuits, spreads, spicy sauce, snack meal, fruit puree (smoothie), chocolate spread, soup (powder) and dried meat (Jerky). The purpose with this lot is to acquire various products in the category of snacks and accessories to be used in the ration pack.
Internal identifier : Lot 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15131200 Dried, salted, smoked or seasoned meat
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15235000 Preserved fish
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15330000 Processed fruit and vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15332000 Processed fruit and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15332200 Jams and marmalades; fruit jellies; fruit or nut purée and pastes
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15332230 Marmalades
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15332270 Fruit purées
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15332290 Jams
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15332300 Processed nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15811000 Bread products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15811100 Bread
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15897000 Canned goods and field rations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15897100 Field rations

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Varde
Postcode : 6800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Sydjylland ( DK032 )
Country : Denmark
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 2 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
Other information about renewals : DALO shall be entitled to renew the agreement on the same terms and conditions for 1 (one) year. The agreement shall not be renewed more than 2 (two) times.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 50 000 000 Danish krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 150 000 000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : Only regarding lot 1: DALO has decided to terminate the tender for Deliverables for the Danish Defence Individual Operational Ration without an award and proceed into a negotiated procedure in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (Act no. 1564/2015 of 15 December 2015) § 61 (1) no. 2, as all the received offers were evaluated non-compliant.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Reference is made to the instructions to tenderers for further information in that regard.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Delivery time
Description : Reference is made to the instructions to tenderers for further information in that regard.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality
Description : Reference is made to the instructions to tenderers for further information in that regard.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Pursuant to the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following time-limits for filing a complaint apply: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into an agreement. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) Thirty calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that an agreement based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) Six months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2). The complainant must inform the contracting entity of the complaint in writing not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the standstill period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal be granted suspensory effect, see section 12(1). The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.

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. In addition the Ministry for Societal Resilience and Contingency is entitled to use the agreement or 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 -
Information about review deadlines : Pursuant to the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following time-limits for filing a complaint apply: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into an agreement. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) Thirty calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that an agreement based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) Six months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2). The complainant must inform the contracting entity of the complaint in writing not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the standstill period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal be granted suspensory effect, see section 12(1). The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen -

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : Energy products
Description : This lot concerns energy products such as energy powder, energy gel, recovery powder, energy bar, protein bar and protein powder. The purpose with this lot is to acquire various products in the category of energy products to be used in the ration pack.
Internal identifier : Lot 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15800000 Miscellaneous food products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15897000 Canned goods and field rations
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15897100 Field rations

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Varde
Postcode : 6800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Sydjylland ( DK032 )
Country : Denmark
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 2 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
Other information about renewals : DALO shall be entitled to renew the agreement on the same terms and conditions for 1 (one) year. The agreement shall not be renewed more than 2 (two) times.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 10 000 000 Danish krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 30 000 000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Detailed description is included in the tender material.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Delivery time
Description : Detailed description is included in the tender material.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality
Description : Detailed description is included in the tender material.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Pursuant to the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following time-limits for filing a complaint apply: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into an agreement. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) Thirty calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that an agreement based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) Six months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2). The complainant must inform the contracting entity of the complaint in writing not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the standstill period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal be granted suspensory effect, see section 12(1). The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.

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. In addition the Ministry for Societal Resilience and Contingency is entitled to use the agreement or 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 -
Information about review deadlines : Pursuant to the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following time-limits for filing a complaint apply: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into an agreement. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) Thirty calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that an agreement based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) Six months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2). The complainant must inform the contracting entity of the complaint in writing not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the standstill period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal be granted suspensory effect, see section 12(1). The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen -

6. Results

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

No winner was chosen and the competition is closed.
The reason why a winner was not chosen : All tenders, requests to participate or projects were withdrawn or found inadmissible

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

The winner was not yet chosen, but the competition is still ongoing.

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 : Charlotte Glavind
Telephone : 41710779
Internet address : https://www.fmi.dk
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

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
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
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.kfst.dk
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0004

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
Internet address : http://mercell.com/
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : dd53e705-ad1b-4687-b398-a469220575c3 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 27/02/2025 12:49 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 27/02/2025 12:53 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00135621-2025
OJ S issue number : 42/2025
Publication date : 28/02/2025