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about Procurement in Energinet
Energinet is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state as represented by the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate which owns the Danish 400 kV, 150 kV and 132 kV electricity transmission system and gas transmission system. Our main tasks are to maintain the overall short-term and long-term security of electricity and gas supply including:
- Developing the main Danish electricity and gas transmission infrastructure creating objective and transparent conditions for competition on the energy markets and monitor that competition works
- Carrying out coherent and holistic planning, taking account of future transmission capacity requirements and long-term security of supply
- Supporting eco-friendly power generation and the development and demonstration of green energy production technologies
- Calculating the environmental impact of the energy system as a whole.
Principles of Energinet's Procurement Policy
Energinet must adhere to the rules of the EU Utilities Directive and other relevant rules and regulations.
The procurement policy of Energinet is based on the following principles which originate from the EU Utilities Directive:
- Equal treatment of all tenderers
- Transparent procurement procedures
- Objective and factual evaluation criteria
To learn more about what legal restrictions and directives Energinet is placed under, please follow the links in the link box on the right.
Energinet’s current EU calls for competition
Economic actors from across the EU are able to compete for Energinet’s larger procurement contracts. To see a list of our current calls for competition, please see the link "Ongoing tenders" in the link box.
Energinet must publish all calls for competition that exceed a threshold amount of approx. 3 million DKK either on TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) or through the supplier qualification systems Sellicha and Achilles. To learn more about TED or Sellihca/Achilles, please follow the links in the link box.
All calls for competition that involve cross-border interests and have a threshold amount between 500.000 and 3.1 million DKK are published on Udbud.dk
Categorization in procurement
At Energinet, the procurement department is organized into nine categories which cover the different supply, service and works contracts which are awarded every year.
Contractors Services
This category deals with procurement in relation to assembly and maintenance of cables and wires, gas-specific services, cable construction work, construction work, and offshore construction operations such as installation of platforms, ship assistance and diving.
Gas Components
Facility Services
IT
Transmission Lines
The category for Transmission Lines covers the procurement of high voltage power cables and wires above 132 kV. These include sea and land cables, high voltage power lines, offshore installation of cables and purchase of various cables, wires and related goods, services and accessories.
Structures
Logistics
Consultancy
Substations
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Infrastructure projects
Ongoing projects in the organization
Ongoing tenders at energinet
The ongoing tenders open for competition in Energinet
Tender portals
TED, udbud.dk and Utilities NCE.