Licitation

1.1.

Køber

Officielt navn: Danish Energy Agency

E-mail: owfprocurement@ens.dk

Køberens retlige status: Central regeringsmyndighed

Den ordregivende myndigheds aktivitet: Generelle offentlige tjenesteydelser

2.1.

Procedure

Titel: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

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

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

Tidligere bekendtgørelse: e95be1ce-2c1c-4d98-87e7-85e0b7b0354f-01

Intern ID: 2025-16624

Udbudsprocedure: Offentligt udbud

Proceduren er en hasteprocedure: nej

2.1.1.

Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Bygge- og anlægsarbejder

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 45000000 Bygge- og anlægsarbejder

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121320 Vindturbiner, 31121330 Vindturbinegeneratorer, 31121340 Vindmøllepark, 31160000 Dele til elektriske motorer, generatorer og transformatorer, 31170000 Transformatorer, 31213400 Distributionssystem, 31300000 Isolerede ledninger og kabler, 45244000 Arbejder til havs, 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 material, Appendix 2 (Location of the Concession Area).

2.1.3.

Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 21 900 000 000,00 DKK

2.1.4.

Generelle oplysninger

Yderligere oplysninger: TED Reference: Contract Notice No. 774658-2025 Bid Price: Due to the technical format of eForms, the winning bid price is stated in the relevant field of this notice with two decimal places as DKK/MWh 541.99. The bid price submitted by the successful tenderer is DKK/MWh 541.9850. Procurement timeline: The tender was published on 20 November 2025, and the deadline for submission of tender was 20 May 2026 at 14:00 p.m. (local Danish time). The Danish Energy Agency awarded the tender on 4 August 2026. Regarding the estimated value of the concession: The estimated value of the concession is 21,900,000,000.00 DKK, corresponding to the subsidy cap under the capability-based two-way CfD scheme, covering the required establishment of an offshore wind farm with a production capacity of electricity of 800 MW. Regarding the decision not to divide the contract into lots: Due to the contract’s technical characteristics, financing conditions, risk and liability allocation, and the need for long-term operational optimization, the DEA deemed that dividing the contract into lots would not be appropriate. The contracting authority therefore found that a single concession contract would ensure the most advantageous technical and economic solution, as well as the optimal allocation of risk and responsibility. The Successful Tenderer: The tender was submitted by Vattenfall Vindkraft Offshore Wind DK P/S. As of 15 September 2026, the company changed its name to Vattenfall Vindkraft Hesselø P/S. The change concerns the company name only; the legal entity and business registration number are unchanged. The Successful Tenderer does not constitute a consortium, joint venture or other grouping of economic operators.

Retsgrundlag:

Direktiv 2014/24/EU

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

5.1.

Delkontrakt: LOT-0000

Titel: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

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

Intern ID: 2025-16624

5.1.1.

Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Bygge- og anlægsarbejder

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 45000000 Bygge- og anlægsarbejder

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 31121320 Vindturbiner, 31121330 Vindturbinegeneratorer, 31121340 Vindmøllepark, 31160000 Dele til elektriske motorer, generatorer og transformatorer, 31170000 Transformatorer, 31213400 Distributionssystem, 31300000 Isolerede ledninger og kabler, 45244000 Arbejder til havs, 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 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 and shall continue for the duration of the electricity production permit, cf. section 29 of RE Act, and until the Concessionaire has fulfilled its obligations under the Concession Agreement, including the obligations after end of operation to dismantle and decommission the Offshore Wind Farm, pursuant to relevant approvals, licenses and permits in accordance with applicable Laws. The capability-based two-way CfD scheme will apply to electricity produced from the minimum capacity for a period of 20 years as further described in Appendix 3 (Capability-Based Two-Way Contract for Difference) and Annex F (Concession Agreement), Clause 11. The duration of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme will not be extended. The electricity production permit is granted for 30 years and can be extended upon application, cf. RE Act, section 29 (2). Before the expiry of the permit, the Concessionaire shall be entitled to request the DEA for an extension of the duration of the Concession Agreement on unchanged terms and conditions, with the exception of the capability-based two-way CfD scheme. The DEA will consent to such extension of the Concession Agreement provided a) the Concessionaire is granted permission to extension of the electricity production permit pursuant to the RE Act section 29 after application for a period not exceeding 10 years; and b) the requested extension of the Concession Agreement is considered by the DEA to be permissible under applicable legislation at the time, including but not limited to the relevant applicable procurement rules, rules on state aid and any sanctions and embargoes.

5.1.5.

Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 21 900 000 000,00 DKK

5.1.6.

Generelle oplysninger

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

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

Yderligere oplysninger: TED Reference: Contract Notice No. 774658-2025 Bid Price: Due to the technical format of eForms, the winning bid price is stated in the relevant field of this notice with two decimal places as DKK/MWh 541.99. The bid price submitted by the successful tenderer is DKK/MWh 541.9850. Procurement timeline: The tender was published on 20 November 2025, and the deadline for submission of tender was 20 May 2026 at 14:00 p.m. (local Danish time). The Danish Energy Agency awarded the tender on 4 August 2026. Regarding the estimated value of the concession: The estimated value of the concession is 21,900,000,000.00 DKK, corresponding to the subsidy cap under the capability-based two-way CfD scheme, covering the required establishment of an offshore wind farm with a production capacity of electricity of 800 MW. Regarding the decision not to divide the contract into lots: Due to the contract’s technical characteristics, financing conditions, risk and liability allocation, and the need for long-term operational optimization, the DEA deemed that dividing the contract into lots would not be appropriate. The contracting authority therefore found that a single concession contract would ensure the most advantageous technical and economic solution, as well as the optimal allocation of risk and responsibility. The Successful Tenderer: The tender was submitted by Vattenfall Vindkraft Offshore Wind DK P/S. As of 15 September 2026, the company changed its name to Vattenfall Vindkraft Hesselø P/S. The change concerns the company name only; the legal entity and business registration number are unchanged. The Successful Tenderer does not constitute a consortium, joint venture or other grouping of economic operators.

5.1.10.

Tildelingskriterier

Kriterium:

Type: Pris

Navn: Bid price.

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

Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)

Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 100

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

Værdien af alle kontrakter tildelt i denne bekendtgørelse: 21 900 000 000,00 DKK

6.1.

Resultat delkontrakt-ID: LOT-0000

Status for udvælgelse af vinder: Der er udvalgt mindst én vinder.

6.1.2.

Oplysninger om vinderne

Vinder:

Officielt navn: Vattenfall Vindkraft Hesselø P/S

Tilbud:

Tilbud – Identifikator: 42707279

ID for delkontrakt eller gruppe af delkontrakter: LOT-0000

Værdien af tilbuddet: 541,99 DKK

Underentreprise: Endnu ikke kendte

Kontraktoplysninger:

Identifikator for kontrakten: Hesselø Offshore Wind Farm

Datoen for udvælgelsen af det vindende tilbud: 04/08/2026

Dato for indgåelse af kontrakten: 04/11/2026

Oplysninger om EU-midler:

Identifikator for EU-støtte: REPowerEU

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

6.1.4.

Statistiske oplysninger

Resumé af de klager som køberen har modtaget:

Antal klagere: 0

Modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse:

Type modtagne indgivelser: Tilbud

Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 5

Type modtagne indgivelser: Tilbud fra mikrovirksomheder samt små eller mellemstore virksomheder

Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 0

Type modtagne indgivelser: Tilbud fra tilbudsgivere, der er registreret i andre EØS-lande end købers land

Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 0

Type modtagne indgivelser: Tilbud fra tilbudsgivere, der er registreret i lande uden for EØS

Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 0

Type modtagne indgivelser: Tilbud, der er indgivet ad elektronisk vej

Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 5

8.1.

ORG-0001

Officielt navn: Danish Energy Agency

Registreringsnummer: 59778714

Postadresse: Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43

By: København

Postnummer: 1577

Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)

Land: Danmark

Enhed: Jakob Barnes Dahl

E-mail: owfprocurement@ens.dk

Telefon: +4533922347

Internetadresse: https://ens.dk/

Køberprofil: https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/company/companyinformation/index/414838

Denne organisations roller:

Køber

Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren

Organisation, der sikrer adgang til udbudsdokumenterne offline

8.1.

ORG-0002

Officielt navn: Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement

Registreringsnummer: 37795526

Postadresse: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2

By: Viborg

Postnummer: 8800

Landsdel (NUTS): Vestjylland (DK041)

Land: Danmark

E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk

Telefon: +45 72405600

Internetadresse: https://klfu.naevneneshus.dk/

Denne organisations roller:

Organisation med ansvar for klager

8.1.

ORG-0003

Officielt navn: Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Registreringsnummer: 10294819

Postadresse: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35

By: Valby

Postnummer: 2500

Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)

Land: Danmark

E-mail: kfst@kfst.dk

Telefon: +45 41715000

Internetadresse: http://www.kfst.dk

Denne organisations roller:

Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne

8.1.

ORG-0004

Officielt navn: Vattenfall Vindkraft Hesselø P/S

Den økonomiske operatørs størrelse: Stor virksomhed

Registreringsnummer: 42707279

Postadresse: Jupitervej 6

By: Kolding

Postnummer: 6000

Landsdel (NUTS): Sydjylland (DK032)

Land: Danmark

Enhed: Rasmus Helveg Petersen

E-mail: Rasmushelveg.petersen@vattenfall.com

Telefon: +45 27875960

Fax: +46 8178506

Internetadresse: https://www.vattenfall.com

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

E-mail: publication@mercell.com

Telefon: +47 21018800

Fax: +47 21018801

Internetadresse: http://mercell.com/

Denne organisations roller:

TED eSender

Bekendtgørelsens ID: 72539ca6-e328-4ab5-8d24-bb700b2b20b4 - 01

Formulartype: Resultater

Bekendtgørelsestype: Bekendtgørelse om indgåede kontrakter eller koncessionstildeling – standardordningen

Bekendtgørelsesundertype: 29

Afsendelsesdato for bekendtgørelsen: 04/11/2026 12:22:27 (UTC+00:00) vesteuropæisk tid, GMT

Dato for afsendelse af bekendtgørelsen (eSender): 04/11/2026 14:17:03 (UTC+00:00) vesteuropæisk tid, GMT

Bekendtgørelsens officielle sprog: engelsk

Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 773940-2026

EUT-S-nummer: 216/2026

Offentliggørelsesdato: 06/11/2026