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Government tenders in Denmark: where they are published.
Tenders in Denmark do not live at a single address. Udbud.dk is the reference channel, and 9 more sources, from public agencies to state companies, publish their own notices beside it. TRINTA maps 11 sources in the country. Above the EU thresholds, notices from Denmark also appear on TED, the Tenders Electronic Daily, which TRINTA reads every day.
How to find and bid for public tenders in Denmark, step by step
From the law on retsinformation.dk and the pages of the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (KFST) and udbud.dk, read on 12 October 2026. Each step names what it rests on.
- Search udbud.dk. Udbud.dk is the single entry point for searching every Danish EU tender and every purchase below the thresholds. Searching and reading the notices needs no login; a bidder login adds tender alerts (udbudsagenter).Source: udbud.dk, read 12 October 2026
- Log in from abroad. Foreign users can log in with their national eID, the counterpart of the Danish MitID, and a company without a Danish CVR number can create a profile with a username and password.Source: udbud.dk, read 12 October 2026
- See which rules apply. Above the EU thresholds Part II of the Public Procurement Act applies and the contract notice is sent electronically to the EU Publications Office (section 128). Below the thresholds, supply and service contracts with a clear cross-border interest must be advertised (section 191), on www.udbud.dk when worth at least DKK 100,000; a notice in the EU Official Journal (TED) also meets the duty. Works below the threshold follow the Tendering Act (tilbudsloven).Source: retsinformation.dk, kfst.dk, kfst.dk, read 12 October 2026
- Meet the deadline. In an open procedure the time limit for tenders is at least 35 days from the day after the notice was sent, shortened by 5 days where tenders can be submitted electronically, and not less than 15 days in urgency (section 57).Source: retsinformation.dk, read 12 October 2026
- Submit electronically, with the ESPD. All communication in a procedure is electronic (executive order no. 1572 of 30 November 2016, section 2), and the buyer must require the European Single Procurement Document as preliminary evidence (section 148). In Denmark it is filled in as part of the tender inside the e-tendering system, and as a rule only the winner sends full documentation.Source: retsinformation.dk, kfst.dk, retsinformation.dk, kfst.dk, read 12 October 2026
Measured on TED, January to September 2026
From January to September 2026, TED published 2,403 contract award notices from Danish buyers. Of the 2,032 that name a winner, 14.5% name at least one winner from another country, most often Sweden (75), Germany (48), Norway (36), the United Kingdom (23), Italy (23). Denmark carries the optional code for bids from other EEA countries on 44.3% of its lots, enough for a share: 12.6% of 1,577 lots drew at least one bid from another EEA country, and 3.7% one from outside the EEA. 24.5% of 3,558 lots with a readable bid count drew a single bid. The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority counts foreign winners on contracts rather than notices, at just under 11% in 2023; the two figures measure different units.
And everything that publishes beside them
Beyond the national channels, 9 more sources in Denmark publish their own notices. We count them by category without naming them: the complete source map is what sets the radar apart, and it is not published.
- 3state-owned enterprises publishing their own notices
- 2health buyers, hospitals and medical purchasing agencies
- 1ministries with their own tender sections
- 3other public buyers publishing their own notices
Opening 11 pages every morning is feasible for a week, not for a commercial year. That is the cost this fragmentation imposes on every supplier that takes the market seriously.
What TRINTA does on this market
TRINTA reads these sources every day so the company does not have to. The radar is built per client: it starts from the company's real catalogue, builds a multilingual keyword profile, then scores every notice 0 to 100 against what the company actually sells, with the reasoning shown. Procedure documents are retrieved and attached, and a short scored list arrives each morning.
The same radar covers 170+ countries and 1,627 mapped official platforms, plus the multilateral lenders. A company selling in Denmark rarely sells only in Denmark.
Frequently asked questions
01Where are public tenders in Denmark published?
Public tenders in Denmark are published across 11 sources TRINTA has mapped. The national channels are Udbud.dk and SKI. Beyond those, 9 more sources publish their own notices: 3 state-owned enterprises publishing their own notices, 2 health buyers, hospitals and medical purchasing agencies, 1 ministries with their own tender sections and 3 other public buyers publishing their own notices. Above the EU thresholds, notices also appear on TED, the Tenders Electronic Daily.
02How many sources does it take to see the whole market in Denmark?
TRINTA maps 11 sources in Denmark: the national channels plus 3 state-owned enterprises publishing their own notices, 2 health buyers, hospitals and medical purchasing agencies, 1 ministries with their own tender sections and 3 other public buyers publishing their own notices. The count matters because no single address carries everything, and each category publishes at its own rhythm.
03How does TRINTA monitor tenders in Denmark?
TRINTA reads Denmark's official sources every day, 11 mapped, 5 read by a dedicated connector. The radar is built per client: it starts from the company's real catalogue, builds a multilingual keyword profile, scores every notice 0 to 100 for fit with the reasoning shown, and attaches the procedure documents. A short scored digest arrives each morning. The same radar covers 170+ countries, so a company selling in Denmark can watch neighbouring markets with the same profile.
04Where are Danish public tenders published?
On udbud.dk, the single entry point for every Danish EU tender and every purchase below the thresholds, and above the EU thresholds also on TED. Searching udbud.dk needs no login. Of the Danish award notices TED published from January to September 2026 that name a winner, 14.5% name at least one from another country.
05What are the Danish procurement thresholds in 2026?
From 1 January 2026, excluding VAT: DKK 1,044,400 for supplies and services of central government, DKK 1,611,360 for regional and municipal authorities, DKK 40,313,840 for works and DKK 5,595,000 for social and other specific services, as published by the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.
May a company from outside bid in Denmark?
For one established in the EU, the instrument that decides it is eu membership, procurement directives 2014/24 and 2014/25. The single market.
On the EU Official Journal, January to September 2026: foreign companies won 14.5% of award notices here, counted on the 2,032 that named a winner, against 3.8% across the EU.
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