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1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Ministerie van Defensie
Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority
The buyer is a contracting entity
Activity of the contracting authority: Defence
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Combat Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems
Description: Acquisition of mobile and static anti-aircraft guns for combating unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
Procedure identifier: 311eb8ea-ebe7-4430-aab2-f522c17ad116
Internal identifier: 40fac445-881d-4101-9979-49f91ae8589f
Type of procedure: Negotiated without prior call for competition
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35322100 Anti-aircraft
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: See documentation
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2009/81/EC
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Combat Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems
Description: Acquisition of mobile and static anti-aircraft guns for combating unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
Internal identifier: 9cb9b43b-ca02-485d-b2ef-32c04f00fc77
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 35322100 Anti-aircraft
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Netherlands
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information: See documentation
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 0,00 EUR
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Name: Best price quality ratio
Description: Single source procedure
Category of award fixed criterion: Fixed value (total)
Award criterion number: 1,00
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Electronic auction: no
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Rechtbank Den Haag
Information about review deadlines: No review deadline because of exceptional procedure.
6. Results
Value of all contracts awarded in this notice: 0,00 EUR
Direct award:
Justification for direct award: The contract can be provided only by a particular economic operator because of an absence of competition for technical reasons
Other justification: The order was awarded directly to Rheinmetall Air Defence AG pursuant to Article 2.23(b) of the Dutch Air Defence Act (ADV), because its Skyranger30 is the only product that could meet the technical requirements for full integration into the Dutch multi-layered air defence system and can be combined with the same load-bearing armoured vehicle that will be used for short-range air defence within the multi-layered air defence system.
6.1.
Result lot identifier: LOT-0000
Winner selection status: At least one winner was chosen.
6.1.2.
Information about winners
Winner:
Official name: Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
Tender:
Tender identifier: Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000
Value of the tender: 0,00 EUR
The tender was ranked: no
The tender is a variant: no
Subcontracting: Yes
Subcontracting value is known: no
Subcontracting percentage is known: no
Contract information:
Identifier of the contract: 4503508230
Title: Delivery Agreement Combat Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CC-UAS)
Date on which the winner was chosen: 12/11/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract: 11/12/2025
6.1.4.
Statistical information
Summary of the review requests the buyer received:
Number of complainants: 0
Received tenders or requests to participate:
Type of received submissions: Tenders from tenders registered in countries outside of the European Economic Area
Number of tenders or requests to participate received: 1
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Ministerie van Defensie
Registration number: 27370985
Postal address: Herculeslaan 1
Town: Utrecht
Postcode: 3584AB
Country subdivision (NUTS): Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage (NL361)
Country: Netherlands
Contact point: Anoniem
Telephone: +318809501430
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Rechtbank Den Haag
Registration number: 82946175
Postal address: Prins Clauslaan 60
Town: Den Haag
Postcode: 2595 AJ
Country subdivision (NUTS): Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage (NL361)
Country: Netherlands
Telephone: +31883622200
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
Registration number: CH-020.3.928.502-3
Town: Zurich
Postcode: 8050
Country subdivision (NUTS): Zürich (CH040)
Country: Switzerland
Telephone: +41 44 316 2211
Roles of this organisation:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots: LOT-0000
Notice information
Notice identifier/version: 24d6b67f-597f-42a0-ad89-c53517e03cd8 - 01
Form type: Result
Notice type: Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 31
Notice dispatch date: 30/01/2026 09:48:50 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 30/01/2026 10:06:13 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 75434-2026
OJ S issue number: 22/2026
Publication date: 02/02/2026