1.1.
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Danmark – Tjenester på miljøområdet – Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
OJ S 223/2025 19/11/2025
Bekendtgørelse med henblik på frivillig forudgående gennemsigtighed
Tjenesteydelser
1. Køber
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Beskrivelse: With the agreement on a strengthened framework for CCS in Denmark (in Danish: “Aftale om styrkede rammevilkår for CCS i Danmark”) of 20 September 2023, a majority of the Danish Parliament decided to merge the second phase of the CCUS fund and the GSR fund into one combined fund, the “CCS Fund”. In June 2024, a political decision was made to deploy the CCS Fund through one single competitive bidding process. The purpose of the CCS Fund is to achieve CO2 emission reductions and/or negative emissions by Storing Fossil CO2 and /or Biogenic CO2 or Atmospheric CO2. The overarching aim of the CCS Fund is thus to contribute to the realization of Denmark's climate targets as outlined in the Danish Climate Act (in Danish: “Klimaloven”). By contract notice no. 604064-2024, published 8 October 2024, the Danish Energy Agency (the DEA) launched the tender for the deployment of the CCS Fund according to which the DEA wishes to enter into one or more contract(s) pursuant to which the recipient(s) of the subsidies (each recipient “the Operator”) shall ensure and be responsible for achieving the CO2 emission reductions and/or negative CO2 emissions (“the Contract”). The total maximum available subsidy of the CCS Fund is DKK 28,659,200,000 (2025-prices, including VAT and including potential derived tax losses (in Danish “afledt afgiftstab”)) covering the period from (and including) 2029 to (and including) 2044 . Reference is made to the contract notice for further information on the procedure and Contract(s), including the value of the Contract(s). The granting of subsidy under the CCS Fund is encompassed by the European Commission’s Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022. The designation of the Contract(s) as a service contract in the contract notice etc. does not change this. The competitive bidding process is conducted as a negotiated procedure in accordance with the rules and principles of section II of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The DEA has notified the CCS Fund to the European Commission as an aid scheme in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Article 108 of Treaty on the Function of the European Union (TFEU), and the granting of subsidy and conclusion of one or several Contracts under the CCS Fund is dependent on the European Commission’s prior approval. With this notice, the DEA wishes to promote transparency regarding the changes and clarifications made to the tender documents. The contract notice no. 604064-2024 was published on 8 October 2024. In May 2025 the DEA prequalified 10 tenderers to submit first indicative offers (“INDO”) (see https://ens.dk/presse/disse-10-selskaber-skal-konkurrere-om-milliardpulje-til-fange-og-lagre-co2). In June 2025 the DEA made some amendments to the tender documents (primarily corrections, restructuring, spelling errors and clarifications) and released the revised tender documents to the tenderers. In October 2025 the DEA conducted negotiations with the tenderers regarding the tender documents and the INDO’s in accordance with the procedure. Based on communications with the European Commission, negotiations and comments from the tenderers, the DEA has made changes and clarifications to the tender documents, see further description below. The DEA released the revised tender documents to the tenderers on 14 November 2025 in the electronic tendering system while requesting a best and final offer (“BAFO”) from the tenderers. The DEA has made the revised tender documents publicly available with track changes on the DEA’s website (see https://ens.dk/forsyning-og-forbrug/ccs-fangst-og-lagring-af-co2/ccs-udbud-og-anden-stoette-til-udvikling-af-ccs), see the tab “Udbud af CCS-puljen”. At the time of publication of this notice, the tender procedure is in the phase for submission of BAFO, and thus no decision has been made concerning the award of the Contract(s) to one or more tenderers at this point. The changes of the tender documents include e.g. a reduction of the penalty level and the termination fee (corresponding to a 50% reduction compared to the initial tender documents) (Appendix 5, clause 14, and Contract, clause 20.5.3) and the corresponding reduction of the amount of the Liability Cap and Performance and Warranty Guarantee (Contract, clauses 13 and 21.4 and Appendix 11), introduction of a penalty threshold of 90% of the Annual Quantity (Appendix 5, clause 14.2), changes regarding exemptions for non-performance (Appendix 5, clause 14.2), change regarding the time limit for the DEA’s termination due to postponement of the Commercial Operation Date (Contract, clause 10.2), change regarding the level of non-performance with the Annual Quantity is a material breach (Contract clause 20.5.2), changes regarding the Operator’s termination for convenience (Contract, clause 24.2), change in relation to fixed expiry date for the Performance and Warranty Guarantee (Contract clause 13.11), changes regarding force majeure (Contract, clause 23), and change from quarterly to monthly payment of subsidies (Appendix 5). The clarifications include e.g. the clause regarding Sub-Suppliers (Contract, clause 5), circumstances for postponement of the Commercial Operation Date (Contract, clause 10.2), the DEA’s termination due to postponement of the Commercial Operation Date and material breach (Contract, clauses 10.2.6-10.2.9 and 20.5.3-20.5.4), changes in the Operator’s project (Contract, clause 11), Intellectual Property Rights (clause 12), General Requirements in Appendix 3, the declaration of intent to provide a performance and warranty guarantee (Appendix G), and the content of the Project Description, Project Schedule, Authority Approval Plan and Risk Management Plan (Tender specifications, clause 13.1.4).
Identifikator for proceduren: 2c81ef8d-421b-43fb-8fe0-46b773e88bd3
Tidligere bekendtgørelse: 604064-2024
Intern ID: -
Udbudsprocedure: Udbud med forhandling uden forudgående offentliggørelse
2.1.1.
Formål
Kontraktens hovedformål: Tjenesteydelser
Primær klassifikation (cpv): 90700000 Tjenester på miljøområdet
Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 90720000 Miljøbeskyttelse
2.1.2.
Udførelsessted
Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Danmark
Yderligere oplysninger: The captured and stored CO2 shall originate from Denmark. All NUTS code for Denmark applies: DK0, DK01, DK011, DK012, DK013, DK014, DK02, DK021, DK022, DK03, DK031, DK032, DK04, DK041, DK042, DK05, DK050.
2.1.4.
Generelle oplysninger
Yderligere oplysninger: Despite the procedure being indicated as “Negotiated without prior call for competition” it is noted that – as also described in this notice – the Contract(s) has been subject to a prior publication of call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, where all economic operators could apply to participate in the procedure, see contract notice no. 604064-2024, published on 8 October 2024. The configuration of this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice requires that a tenderer is stated, however as stated in this notice, the Contract has not been awarded at the time of publication of this notice, and therefore the DEA has specified the tenderer as “No tenderer – Contract(s) not awarded yet”.
Retsgrundlag:
Direktiv 2014/24/EU
5. Delkontrakt
5.1.
Delkontrakt: LOT-0000
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Beskrivelse: With the agreement on a strengthened framework for CCS in Denmark (in Danish: “Aftale om styrkede rammevilkår for CCS i Danmark”) of 20 September 2023, a majority of the Danish Parliament decided to merge the second phase of the CCUS fund and the GSR fund into one combined fund, the “CCS Fund”. In June 2024, a political decision was made to deploy the CCS Fund through one single competitive bidding process. The purpose of the CCS Fund is to achieve CO2 emission reductions and/or negative emissions by Storing Fossil CO2 and /or Biogenic CO2 or Atmospheric CO2. The overarching aim of the CCS Fund is thus to contribute to the realization of Denmark's climate targets as outlined in the Danish Climate Act (in Danish: “Klimaloven”). By contract notice no. 604064-2024, published 8 October 2024, the Danish Energy Agency (the DEA) launched the tender for the deployment of the CCS Fund according to which the DEA wishes to enter into one or more contract(s) pursuant to which the recipient(s) of the subsidies (each recipient “the Operator”) shall ensure and be responsible for achieving the CO2 emission reductions and/or negative CO2 emissions (“the Contract”). The total maximum available subsidy of the CCS Fund is DKK 28,659,200,000 (2025-prices, including VAT and including potential derived tax losses (in Danish “afledt afgiftstab”)) covering the period from (and including) 2029 to (and including) 2044 . Reference is made to the contract notice for further information on the procedure and Contract(s), including the value of the Contract(s). The granting of subsidy under the CCS Fund is encompassed by the European Commission’s Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022. The designation of the Contract(s) as a service contract in the contract notice etc. does not change this. The competitive bidding process is conducted as a negotiated procedure in accordance with the rules and principles of section II of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The DEA has notified the CCS Fund to the European Commission as an aid scheme in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Article 108 of Treaty on the Function of the European Union (TFEU), and the granting of subsidy and conclusion of one or several Contracts under the CCS Fund is dependent on the European Commission’s prior approval. With this notice, the DEA wishes to promote transparency regarding the changes and clarifications made to the tender documents. The contract notice no. 604064-2024 was published on 8 October 2024. In May 2025 the DEA prequalified 10 tenderers to submit first indicative offers (“INDO”) (see https://ens.dk/presse/disse-10-selskaber-skal-konkurrere-om-milliardpulje-til-fange-og-lagre-co2). In June 2025 the DEA made some amendments to the tender documents (primarily corrections, restructuring, spelling errors and clarifications) and released the revised tender documents to the tenderers. In October 2025 the DEA conducted negotiations with the tenderers regarding the tender documents and the INDO’s in accordance with the procedure. Based on communications with the European Commission, negotiations and comments from the tenderers, the DEA has made changes and clarifications to the tender documents, see further description below. The DEA released the revised tender documents to the tenderers on 14 November 2025 in the electronic tendering system while requesting a best and final offer (“BAFO”) from the tenderers. The DEA has made the revised tender documents publicly available with track changes on the DEA’s website (see https://ens.dk/forsyning-og-forbrug/ccs-fangst-og-lagring-af-co2/ccs-udbud-og-anden-stoette-til-udvikling-af-ccs), see the tab “Udbud af CCS-puljen”. At the time of publication of this notice, the tender procedure is in the phase for submission of BAFO, and thus no decision has been made concerning the award of the Contract(s) to one or more tenderers at this point. The changes of the tender documents include e.g. a reduction of the penalty level and the termination fee (corresponding to a 50% reduction compared to the initial tender documents) (Appendix 5, clause 14, and Contract, clause 20.5.3) and the corresponding reduction of the amount of the Liability Cap and Performance and Warranty Guarantee (Contract, clauses 13 and 21.4 and Appendix 11), introduction of a penalty threshold of 90% of the Annual Quantity (Appendix 5, clause 14.2), changes regarding exemptions for non-performance (Appendix 5, clause 14.2), change regarding the time limit for the DEA’s termination due to postponement of the Commercial Operation Date (Contract, clause 10.2), change regarding the level of non-performance with the Annual Quantity is a material breach (Contract clause 20.5.2), changes regarding the Operator’s termination for convenience (Contract, clause 24.2), change in relation to fixed expiry date for the Performance and Warranty Guarantee (Contract clause 13.11), changes regarding force majeure (Contract, clause 23), and change from quarterly to monthly payment of subsidies (Appendix 5). The clarifications include e.g. the clause regarding Sub-Suppliers (Contract, clause 5), circumstances for postponement of the Commercial Operation Date (Contract, clause 10.2), the DEA’s termination due to postponement of the Commercial Operation Date and material breach (Contract, clauses 10.2.6-10.2.9 and 20.5.3-20.5.4), changes in the Operator’s project (Contract, clause 11), Intellectual Property Rights (clause 12), General Requirements in Appendix 3, the declaration of intent to provide a performance and warranty guarantee (Appendix G), and the content of the Project Description, Project Schedule, Authority Approval Plan and Risk Management Plan (Tender specifications, clause 13.1.4).
Intern ID: -
5.1.1.
Formål
Kontraktens hovedformål: Tjenesteydelser
Primær klassifikation (cpv): 90700000 Tjenester på miljøområdet
Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 90720000 Miljøbeskyttelse
5.1.2.
Udførelsessted
Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Danmark
Yderligere oplysninger: The captured and stored CO2 shall originate from Denmark. All NUTS code for Denmark applies: DK0, DK01, DK011, DK012, DK013, DK014, DK02, DK021, DK022, DK03, DK031, DK032, DK04, DK041, DK042, DK05, DK050.
5.1.6.
Generelle oplysninger
Indkøbsprojekt, der ikke finansieres med EU-midler
Udbuddet er omfattet af aftalen om offentlige udbud (GPA): ja
Yderligere oplysninger: Despite the procedure being indicated as “Negotiated without prior call for competition” it is noted that – as also described in this notice – the Contract(s) has been subject to a prior publication of call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, where all economic operators could apply to participate in the procedure, see contract notice no. 604064-2024, published on 8 October 2024. The configuration of this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice requires that a tenderer is stated, however as stated in this notice, the Contract has not been awarded at the time of publication of this notice, and therefore the DEA has specified the tenderer as “No tenderer – Contract(s) not awarded yet”.
5.1.16.
Yderligere oplysninger, mægling og gennemgang
Organisation med ansvar for klager: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Oplysninger om klagefrister: Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at http://www.retsinformation.dk/), the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints: This notice concerns the DEA’s changes and clarifications made to the tender documents in the negotiated procedure. The DEA has chosen to publish this notice at this point in time of the tender procedure to be as transparent as possible in the execution of the tender procedure. Currently, the DEA estimates that the decision regarding award of Contract(s) will be in April 2026. When the DEA has entered into the Contract(s), the DEA will publish a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the DEA has entered into contract. The deadlines for lodging a complaint with the Complaints Board for Public Procurement will be specified in that notice. The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement is set out in this notice. The Complaints Board’s complaints guidelines are available at https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/.
Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
6. Resultater
Direkte tildeling:
Begrundelse for direkte tildeling: Udbuddet er ikke omfattet af direktivet
Anden begrundelse: Explanation: As stated in this notice the Contract has been subject to a prior publication of call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union. With this notice, the DEA wishes to promote transparency regarding the process and the changes and clarifications made in connection with the negotiation phase. Prior to and as result of the negotiations in the negotiation phase of the tender procedure and the communications with the European Commission the DEA has made changes and clarifications to the tender documents as described in this notice and which have been made publicly available on the DEA’s website (see https://ens.dk/forsyning-og-forbrug/ccs-fangst-og-lagring-af-co2/ccs-udbud-og-anden-stoette-til-udvikling-af-ccs), see the tab “Udbud af CCS-puljen”. The changes and clarifications encompass changes and clarifications to General Requirements. The DEA considers the changes and clarifications to be in accordance with the principles of the public procurement rules as the changes and clarifications are made within the confines of the tender material and do not include changes to Minimum Requirements or fundamental elements.
ID for den tidligere procedure, der begrunder direkte tildeling: 604064-2024
6.1.
Resultat delkontrakt-ID: LOT-0000
6.1.2.
Oplysninger om vinderne
Vinder:
Officielt navn: No tenderer - Contract(s) not awarded yet
Tilbud:
Tilbud – Identifikator: LOT-0000
ID for delkontrakt eller gruppe af delkontrakter: LOT-0000
Kontraktoplysninger:
Identifikator for kontrakten: LOT-0000
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
8. Organisationer
8.1.
ORG-0001
Officielt navn: Energistyrelsen
Registreringsnummer: 59778714
Afdeling: Energistyrelsen
Postadresse: Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43
By: København V
Postnummer: 1577
Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Danmark
Enhed: The Danish Energy Agency - Tina Schøn
Telefon: +45 33927445
Denne organisations roller:
Køber
8.1.
ORG-0002
Officielt navn: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registreringsnummer: 37795526
Postadresse: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
By: Viborg
Postnummer: 8800
Landsdel (NUTS): Vestjylland (DK041)
Land: Danmark
Telefon: +45 72405600
Denne organisations roller:
Organisation med ansvar for klager
8.1.
ORG-0003
Officielt navn: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registreringsnummer: 10294819
Postadresse: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
By: Valby
Postnummer: 2500
Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Danmark
Telefon: +45 41715000
Denne organisations roller:
Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne
8.1.
ORG-0004
Officielt navn: No tenderer - Contract(s) not awarded yet
By: København V
Postnummer: 1577
Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Danmark
Denne organisations roller:
Tilbudsgiver
Vinder af disse delkontrakter: LOT-0000
8.1.
ORG-0005
Officielt navn: Mercell Holding ASA
Registreringsnummer: 980921565
Postadresse: Askekroken 11
By: Oslo
Postnummer: 0277
Landsdel (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Land: Norge
Enhed: eSender
Telefon: +47 21018800
Fax: +47 21018801
Denne organisations roller:
TED eSender
Oplysninger om bekendtgørelsen
Bekendtgørelsens ID: c24331e1-3ee9-40e6-9dc8-9f6bc31ed1eb - 01
Formulartype: Forudgående underretning om direkte tildeling
Bekendtgørelsestype: Bekendtgørelse med henblik på frivillig forudgående gennemsigtighed
Bekendtgørelsesundertype: 25
Afsendelsesdato for bekendtgørelsen: 17/11/2025 13:46:06 (UTC+00:00) vesteuropæisk tid, GMT
Dato for afsendelse af bekendtgørelsen (eSender): 17/11/2025 14:00:42 (UTC+00:00) vesteuropæisk tid, GMT
Bekendtgørelsens officielle sprog: engelsk
Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 765513-2025
EUT-S-nummer: 223/2025
Offentliggørelsesdato: 19/11/2025
