1. Beschaffer
1.1.
Beschaffer
Offizielle Bezeichnung: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Rechtsform des Erwerbers: Zentrale Regierungsbehörde
Tätigkeit des öffentlichen Auftraggebers: Umweltschutz
2. Verfahren
2.1.
Verfahren
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Beschreibung: 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.
Kennung des Verfahrens: 1a229ef4-885b-4058-bf20-1fd85e519a08
Vorherige Bekanntmachung: 604064-2024
Vorherige Bekanntmachung: 765513-2025
Vorherige Bekanntmachung: 309067-2026
Interne Kennung: -
Verfahrensart: Verhandlungsverfahren mit vorheriger Veröffentlichung eines Aufrufs zum Wettbewerb/Verhandlungsverfahren
Das Verfahren wird beschleunigt: nein
Zentrale Elemente des Verfahrens: 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.
Zweck
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Haupteinstufung (cpv): 90700000 Dienstleistungen im Umweltschutz
Zusätzliche Einstufung (cpv): 90720000 Umweltschutz
2.1.2.
Erfüllungsort
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Dänemark
Zusätzliche Informationen: 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.
Wert
Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt.: 28 659 200 000,00 DKK
2.1.4.
Allgemeine Informationen
Zusätzliche Informationen: 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.
Rechtsgrundlage:
Richtlinie 2014/24/EU
Danish Public Procurement Act - Reference is made to section 2.1
5. Los
5.1.
Los: LOT-0000
Titel: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Beschreibung: 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.
Interne Kennung: -
5.1.1.
Zweck
Art des Auftrags: Dienstleistungen
Haupteinstufung (cpv): 90700000 Dienstleistungen im Umweltschutz
Zusätzliche Einstufung (cpv): 90720000 Umweltschutz
5.1.2.
Erfüllungsort
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Dänemark
Zusätzliche Informationen: 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.
Wert
Geschätzter Wert ohne MwSt.: 28 659 200 000,00 DKK
5.1.6.
Allgemeine Informationen
Auftragsvergabeprojekt nicht aus EU-Mitteln finanziert
Die Beschaffung fällt unter das Übereinkommen über das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen: ja
Informationen über frühere Bekanntmachungen:
Kennung der vorherigen Bekanntmachung: 769507-2023
Zusätzliche Informationen: 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.
Zuschlagskriterien
Kriterium:
Art: Preis
Bezeichnung: Subsidy
Beschreibung: Reference is made to Appendix A
Kategorie des Gewicht-Zuschlagskriteriums: Gewichtung (Prozentanteil, genau)
Zuschlagskriterium — Zahl: 80
Kriterium:
Art: Qualität
Bezeichnung: Project maturity
Beschreibung: Reference is made to Appendix A
Kategorie des Gewicht-Zuschlagskriteriums: Gewichtung (Prozentanteil, genau)
Zuschlagskriterium — Zahl: 20
5.1.15.
Techniken
Rahmenvereinbarung:
Keine Rahmenvereinbarung
Informationen über das dynamische Beschaffungssystem:
Kein dynamisches Beschaffungssystem
5.1.16.
Weitere Informationen, Schlichtung und Nachprüfung
Überprüfungsstelle: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Informationen über die Überprüfungsfristen: 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, die zusätzliche Informationen über das Vergabeverfahren bereitstellt: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Organisation, die einen Offline-Zugang zu den Vergabeunterlagen bereitstellt: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Organisation, die weitere Informationen für die Nachprüfungsverfahren bereitstellt: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Organisation, die den Auftrag unterzeichnet: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
6. Ergebnisse
Wert aller in dieser Bekanntmachung vergebenen Verträge: 16 159 125 000,00 DKK
6.1.
Ergebnis, Los-– Kennung: LOT-0000
Status der Preisträgerauswahl: Es wurde mindestens ein Gewinner ermittelt.
6.1.2.
Informationen über die Gewinner
Wettbewerbsgewinner:
Offizielle Bezeichnung: Aalborg Portland A/S
Angebot:
Kennung des Angebots: Tender for Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage - Aalborg Portland A/S
Kennung des Loses oder der Gruppe von Losen: LOT-0000
Wert des Angebots: 16 159 125 000,00 DKK
Das Angebot wurde in die Rangfolge eingeordnet: nein
Bei dem Angebot handelt es sich um eine Variante: nein
Vergabe von Unteraufträgen: Ja
Wert der Vergabe von Unteraufträgen ist bekannt: nein
Prozentanteil der Vergabe von Unteraufträgen ist bekannt: nein
Beschreibung: The DEA expects that the Operator will use Sub-Suppliers in the performance of the Contract.
Informationen zum Auftrag:
Kennung des Auftrags: Contract on subsidy for carbon capture, transport and storage
Datum der Auswahl des Gewinners: 05/05/2026
Datum des Vertragsabschlusses: 09/06/2026
Organisation, die den Auftrag unterzeichnet: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
6.1.4.
Statistische Informationen
Zusammenfassung der beim Erwerber eingegangenen Überprüfungsanträge:
Anzahl der Beschwerdeführer: 0
Eingegangene Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge:
Art der eingegangenen Einreichungen: Angebote
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge: 2
Art der eingegangenen Einreichungen: Angebote auf elektronischem Wege eingereicht
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge: 2
Art der eingegangenen Einreichungen: Angebote von Bieter aus Ländern außerhalb des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge: 0
Art der eingegangenen Einreichungen: Angebote von Bietern, die in anderen Ländern des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums registriert sind als dem Land des Beschaffers
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge: 0
Art der eingegangenen Einreichungen: Angebote von Kleinst-, kleinen oder mittleren Unternehmen
Anzahl der eingegangenen Angebote oder Teilnahmeanträge: 0
8. Organisationen
8.1.
ORG-0001
Offizielle Bezeichnung: The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen)
Registrierungsnummer: 59778714
Abteilung: Energistyrelsen
Postanschrift: Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43
Stadt: København V
Postleitzahl: 1577
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Dänemark
Kontaktperson: Tina Schøn
Telefon: +45 33927445
Rollen dieser Organisation:
Beschaffer
Organisation, die zusätzliche Informationen über das Vergabeverfahren bereitstellt
Organisation, die einen Offline-Zugang zu den Vergabeunterlagen bereitstellt
Organisation, die den Auftrag unterzeichnet
8.1.
ORG-0002
Offizielle Bezeichnung: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registrierungsnummer: 37795526
Postanschrift: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
Stadt: Viborg
Postleitzahl: 8800
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Østjylland (DK042)
Land: Dänemark
Telefon: +45 72405600
Rollen dieser Organisation:
Überprüfungsstelle
8.1.
ORG-0003
Offizielle Bezeichnung: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registrierungsnummer: 10294819
Postanschrift: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Stadt: Valby
Postleitzahl: 2500
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Byen København (DK011)
Land: Dänemark
Telefon: +45 41715000
Rollen dieser Organisation:
Organisation, die weitere Informationen für die Nachprüfungsverfahren bereitstellt
8.1.
ORG-0004
Offizielle Bezeichnung: Aalborg Portland A/S
Größe des Wirtschaftsteilnehmers: Großunternehmen
Registrierungsnummer: 36428112
Postanschrift: Rørdalsvej 44
Stadt: Aalborg
Postleitzahl: 9220
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Nordjylland (DK050)
Land: Dänemark
Telefon: +45 9816 7777
Rollen dieser Organisation:
Bieter
Gewinner dieser Lose: LOT-0000
8.1.
ORG-0005
Offizielle Bezeichnung: Mercell Holding ASA
Registrierungsnummer: 980921565
Postanschrift: Askekroken 11
Stadt: Oslo
Postleitzahl: 0277
Land, Gliederung (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Land: Norwegen
Kontaktperson: eSender
Telefon: +47 21018800
Fax: +47 21018801
Rollen dieser Organisation:
TED eSender
Kennung/Fassung der Bekanntmachung: 90dc1187-f358-41cf-b58a-aa116528bf22 - 01
Formulartyp: Ergebnis
Art der Bekanntmachung: Bekanntmachung vergebener Aufträge oder Zuschlagsbekanntmachung – Standardregelung
Unterart der Bekanntmachung: 29
Datum der Übermittlung der Bekanntmachung: 09/06/2026 13:15:58 (UTC+00:00) Westeuropäische Zeit, GMT
Bekanntmachung — eSender-Übermittlungsdatum: 09/06/2026 14:31:07 (UTC+00:00) Westeuropäische Zeit, GMT
Sprachen, in denen diese Bekanntmachung offiziell verfügbar ist: Englisch
Veröffentlichungsnummer der Bekanntmachung: 399969-2026
ABl. S – Nummer der Ausgabe: 111/2026
Datum der Veröffentlichung: 11/06/2026