1. Køber
1.1.
Køber
Officielt navn: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Køberens retlige status: Central regeringsmyndighed
Den ordregivende myndigheds aktivitet: Miljøbeskyttelse
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Beskrivelse: THE CCS FUND 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. This call for tenders concerns the deployment of the CCS Fund. 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 Dan-ish: “Klimaloven”). THE CONTRACT(S) The Danish Energy Agency (the DEA) wished 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”). As described in the tender documents, the Operator shall each year from 2030 until (and including) 2044 capture and permanently, geologically store a fixed quantity of CO2 (“Annual Quantity”). The Operator may also offer to capture and Store CO2 from 1 January 2029 at the earliest until (and including) 31 December 2029 (“2029-Quantity”). The Operator may base their project on CO2 capture from one point source or direct air capture plant, a combination of point sources or direct air capture plants or a portfolio of several point sources or direct air capture plants. The Operator may be any economic operator or a group of operators willing to assume the responsibility for achieving the CO2 emission reductions and/or negative CO2 emissions in accordance with the Contract by performing the Contract by itself and/or by engaging Sub-Suppliers. The total maximum available subsidy of the CCS Fund is DKK 28,659,200,000.00 (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. The CCS Fund shall cover potential derived tax losses that stem from the award of Contract(s) to tenderers who will avoid national CO2 related taxes by capturing and storing their CO2 emissions. As such, the total available annual funds depends on the composition of the final contract recipient(s). The total available annual funds for the period 2029-2044 can, at most, be DKK 1,791,200,000.00 (2025-prices, including VAT). The value stated in section 2.1.3 and 5.1.5 is the total available funds of the CCS Fund and thus including VAT and including potential derived tax losses. The Subsidy will be paid per tonne CO2 captured and stored in accordance with the Contract. The Offered Rate per tonne CO2 will be adjusted throughout the contract period as described in Appendix 5, Subsidy and economy scheme. The tender documents allowed for award of one or more Contract(s) dependent on the available funds based on the received offers. The Contract is not divided into predefined lots. The DEA considers that the funds are deployed most efficiently with Contract(s) covering the full Value Chain, in order to realize the required CO2 emission reductions and/or negative emissions, and by leaving the award of one or more Contracts to the market’s ability to capture and store different quantities of CO2 (with a minimum of 100,000 tonnes annually from 2030-2044) within the available funds. THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS The granting of subsidy under the CCS Fund constitutes State aid for climate and environ-mental protection and is prepared following the European Commission’s Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG). The designation of the Contract(s) as a services contract in this contract notice etc. does not change this. The competitive bidding process was conducted as a negotiated procedure in accordance with the rules and principles of section II of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The DEA 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 has received the European Commission’s prior approval. The Contract has been subject to a prior publication of call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, see contract notice no. 604064-2024, published 8 October 2024. During the tender procedure the DEA made changes and clarifications to the tender documents. The changes and clarifications are de-scribed in voluntary ex ante transparency notices no. 765513-2025, published 19 November 2025, and no. 309067-2026, published 6 May 2026, and the revised documents are also publicly available on the DEA’s website (see https://ens.dk/forsyning-og-forbrug/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. As stated in the voluntary ex ante transparency notices 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. The DEA chose to publish the voluntary ex ante transparency notices with the wish to promote transparency regarding the process and changes and clarifications made to the tender documents. This contract award notice concerns the result of the tender procedure and sets out that the DEA has entered into a Contract with Aalborg Portland A/S.
Identifikator for proceduren: 1a229ef4-885b-4058-bf20-1fd85e519a08
Tidligere bekendtgørelse: 604064-2024
Tidligere bekendtgørelse: 765513-2025
Tidligere bekendtgørelse: 309067-2026
Intern ID: -
Udbudsprocedure: Udbud med forhandling/indkaldelse af tilbud med forudgående offentliggørelse
Proceduren er en hasteprocedure: nej
Hovedpunkterne i proceduren: Reference is made to section 2.1 and the tender documents. The DEA has not paid a participation fee to the tenderers.
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
2.1.3.
Værdi
Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 28 659 200 000,00 DKK
2.1.4.
Generelle oplysninger
Yderligere oplysninger: Regarding section 6: The value of the Contract is calculated based on the duration of the Contract, the annual quantity of CO2, and the Subsidy per tonne CO2 in 2025-prices, excluding VAT and potential derived tax losses (in Danish: “afledt afgiftstab”). It is noted that – despite the procedure being indicated as “Negotiated without prior call for competition” in the voluntary ex ante transparency notices – the Contract has (as stated in this notice and the voluntary ex ante transparency notices) 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.
Retsgrundlag:
Direktiv 2014/24/EU
Danish Public Procurement Act - Reference is made to section 2.1
5. Delkontrakt
5.1.
Delkontrakt: LOT-0000
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Beskrivelse: THE CCS FUND 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. This call for tenders concerns the deployment of the CCS Fund. 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 Dan-ish: “Klimaloven”). THE CONTRACT(S) The Danish Energy Agency (the DEA) wished 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”). As described in the tender documents, the Operator shall each year from 2030 until (and including) 2044 capture and permanently, geologically store a fixed quantity of CO2 (“Annual Quantity”). The Operator may also offer to capture and Store CO2 from 1 January 2029 at the earliest until (and including) 31 December 2029 (“2029-Quantity”). The Operator may base their project on CO2 capture from one point source or direct air capture plant, a combination of point sources or direct air capture plants or a portfolio of several point sources or direct air capture plants. The Operator may be any economic operator or a group of operators willing to assume the responsibility for achieving the CO2 emission reductions and/or negative CO2 emissions in accordance with the Contract by performing the Contract by itself and/or by engaging Sub-Suppliers. The total maximum available subsidy of the CCS Fund is DKK 28,659,200,000.00 (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. The CCS Fund shall cover potential derived tax losses that stem from the award of Contract(s) to tenderers who will avoid national CO2 related taxes by capturing and storing their CO2 emissions. As such, the total available annual funds depends on the composition of the final contract recipient(s). The total available annual funds for the period 2029-2044 can, at most, be DKK 1,791,200,000.00 (2025-prices, including VAT). The value stated in section 2.1.3 and 5.1.5 is the total available funds of the CCS Fund and thus including VAT and including potential derived tax losses. The Subsidy will be paid per tonne CO2 captured and stored in accordance with the Contract. The Offered Rate per tonne CO2 will be adjusted throughout the contract period as described in Appendix 5, Subsidy and economy scheme. The tender documents allowed for award of one or more Contract(s) dependent on the available funds based on the received offers. The Contract is not divided into predefined lots. The DEA considers that the funds are deployed most efficiently with Contract(s) covering the full Value Chain, in order to realize the required CO2 emission reductions and/or negative emissions, and by leaving the award of one or more Contracts to the market’s ability to capture and store different quantities of CO2 (with a minimum of 100,000 tonnes annually from 2030-2044) within the available funds. THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS The granting of subsidy under the CCS Fund constitutes State aid for climate and environ-mental protection and is prepared following the European Commission’s Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG). The designation of the Contract(s) as a services contract in this contract notice etc. does not change this. The competitive bidding process was conducted as a negotiated procedure in accordance with the rules and principles of section II of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The DEA 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 has received the European Commission’s prior approval. The Contract has been subject to a prior publication of call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, see contract notice no. 604064-2024, published 8 October 2024. During the tender procedure the DEA made changes and clarifications to the tender documents. The changes and clarifications are de-scribed in voluntary ex ante transparency notices no. 765513-2025, published 19 November 2025, and no. 309067-2026, published 6 May 2026, and the revised documents are also publicly available on the DEA’s website (see https://ens.dk/forsyning-og-forbrug/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. As stated in the voluntary ex ante transparency notices 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. The DEA chose to publish the voluntary ex ante transparency notices with the wish to promote transparency regarding the process and changes and clarifications made to the tender documents. This contract award notice concerns the result of the tender procedure and sets out that the DEA has entered into a Contract with Aalborg Portland A/S.
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
5.1.5.
Værdi
Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 28 659 200 000,00 DKK
5.1.6.
Generelle oplysninger
Indkøbsprojekt, der ikke finansieres med EU-midler
Udbuddet er omfattet af aftalen om offentlige udbud (GPA): ja
Oplysninger om tidligere bekendtgørelser:
ID for den foregående bekendtgørelse: 769507-2023
Yderligere oplysninger: Regarding section 6: The value of the Contract is calculated based on the duration of the Contract, the annual quantity of CO2, and the Subsidy per tonne CO2 in 2025-prices, excluding VAT and potential derived tax losses (in Danish: “afledt afgiftstab”). It is noted that – despite the procedure being indicated as “Negotiated without prior call for competition” in the voluntary ex ante transparency notices – the Contract has (as stated in this notice and the voluntary ex ante transparency notices) 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.
5.1.10.
Tildelingskriterier
Kriterium:
Type: Pris
Navn: Subsidy
Beskrivelse: Reference is made to Appendix A
Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)
Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 80
Kriterium:
Type: Kvalitet
Navn: Project maturity
Beskrivelse: Reference is made to Appendix A
Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)
Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 20
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: 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 www.retsinformation.dk),the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints: Complaints of not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from the day after sub-mission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Other complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of 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 a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. Furthermore, pursuant to section 7(3) of the Act, in the case where the contracting authority has followed the procedure in section 4, complaints regarding that the contracting authority in conflict with Directive 2014/24/EU has entered into a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, must be filed with Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding that the contracting entity has entered into a contract (i.e. this contract award notice), provided that the notice includes the rea-sons for the contracting entity’s decision to award the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Not later than at the time of lodging a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1) of the Act. The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement is klfu@naevneneshus.dk. The Complaints Board’s own com-plaints procedure is available at https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/.
Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Organisation, der sikrer adgang til udbudsdokumenterne offline: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Organisation, der underskriver kontrakten: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
6. Resultater
Værdien af alle kontrakter tildelt i denne bekendtgørelse: 16 159 125 000,00 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: Aalborg Portland A/S
Tilbud:
Tilbud – Identifikator: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage - Aalborg Portland A/S
ID for delkontrakt eller gruppe af delkontrakter: LOT-0000
Værdien af tilbuddet: 16 159 125 000,00 DKK
Tilbuddet blev rangordnet: nej
Tilbuddet er et alternativt tilbud: nej
Underentreprise: Ja
Underentrepriseværdien er kendt: nej
Underentrepriseprocentdelen er kendt: nej
Beskrivelse: The DEA expects that the Operator will use Sub-Suppliers in the performance of the Contract.
Kontraktoplysninger:
Identifikator for kontrakten: Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Datoen for udvælgelsen af det vindende tilbud: 05/05/2026
Dato for indgåelse af kontrakten: 09/06/2026
Organisation, der underskriver kontrakten: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
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: 2
Type modtagne indgivelser: Tilbud, der er indgivet ad elektronisk vej
Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 2
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 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 mikrovirksomheder samt små eller mellemstore virksomheder
Antal modtagne tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse: 0
8. Organisationer
8.1.
ORG-0001
Officielt navn: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Registreringsnummer: 59778714
Afdeling: Energistyrelsen
Postadresse: Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43
By: København V
Postnummer: 1577
Landsdel (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Danmark
Enhed: Tina Schøn
Telefon: +45 33927445
Denne organisations roller:
Køber
Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren
Organisation, der sikrer adgang til udbudsdokumenterne offline
Organisation, der underskriver kontrakten
8.1.
ORG-0002
Officielt navn: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registreringsnummer: 37795526
Postadresse: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
By: Viborg
Postnummer: 8800
Landsdel (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)
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: Aalborg Portland A/S
Den økonomiske operatørs størrelse: Stor virksomhed
Registreringsnummer: 36428112
Postadresse: Rørdalsvej 44
By: Aalborg
Postnummer: 9220
Landsdel (NUTS): Nordjylland (DK050)
Land: Danmark
Telefon: +45 9816 7777
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
Bekendtgørelsens ID: 90dc1187-f358-41cf-b58a-aa116528bf22 - 01
Formulartype: Resultater
Bekendtgørelsestype: Bekendtgørelse om indgåede kontrakter eller koncessionstildeling – standardordningen
Bekendtgørelsesundertype: 29
Afsendelsesdato for bekendtgørelsen: 09/06/2026 13:15:58 (UTC+00:00) vesteuropæisk tid, GMT
Dato for afsendelse af bekendtgørelsen (eSender): 09/06/2026 14:31:07 (UTC+00:00) vesteuropæisk tid, GMT
Bekendtgørelsens officielle sprog: engelsk
Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 399969-2026
EUT-S-nummer: 111/2026
Offentliggørelsesdato: 11/06/2026
