How logistics contracts are awarded lane by lane
Freight is not awarded as a single contract so much as a portfolio of them. Buyers set out lanes -- an origin, a destination, a mode and a service level -- and invite rates against each, awarding lot by lot to whichever bidder is strongest on that corridor. A forwarder with excellent coverage in one region and none in another can therefore win a meaningful share, and a bidder who submits a single blended rate across all lanes is usually uncompetitive on every one of them.
The rate is only part of the price and the tender documents say so. Fuel, currency, security and congestion surcharges, terminal handling, customs entries, demurrage and detention after free time, and storage beyond a stated period are all separately chargeable, and the adjustment mechanism -- which published index, measured how often -- is part of the bid. Buyers increasingly require a full disclosure of ancillary charges precisely because a headline rate with open-ended extras is not a price.
Liability and compliance are where the qualification sits. Carrier liability under the applicable transport convention is limited by weight and is usually far below the value of the cargo, so cargo insurance is a separate and often mandatory line. Customs authorisations, dangerous goods certification, and temperature-controlled capability with monitored and auditable data are conditions rather than advantages where the cargo requires them. Track and trace with electronic proof of delivery, and the transit times a bidder commits to rather than advertises, are what the contract measures afterwards.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys freight and logistics in Denmark?
GlobalGov holds 109 freight and logistics records from 64 distinct buying organisations in Denmark. The most frequent publishers are Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (6 records); Kolding Kommune (6 records); Urban Railway, Tramway, Trolleybus or Bus Services (6 records); Vejdirektoratet (6 records); Gladsaxe Kommune (5 records); Danmarks Radio (4 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 30% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation | 6 | 5.5% |
| Kolding Kommune | 6 | 5.5% |
| Urban Railway, Tramway, Trolleybus or Bus Services | 6 | 5.5% |
| Vejdirektoratet | 6 | 5.5% |
| Gladsaxe Kommune | 5 | 4.6% |
| Danmarks Radio | 4 | 3.7% |
What are freight and logistics contracts worth in Denmark?
70 of the 109 records publish a contract value. The median is $6.0M and the largest single published value is $5.8B. By size, 12 between $100k and $1M, 30 between $1M and $10M, 28 above $10M. The remaining 39 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 0 | 0.0% |
| between $100k and $1M | 12 | 17% |
| between $1M and $10M | 30 | 43% |
| above $10M | 28 | 40% |
How long do bidders get to respond to freight and logistics tenders in Denmark?
Across the 34 Denmark freight and logistics notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 37 days. A quarter of them allowed 32 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 55. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are freight and logistics tenders published in Denmark?
Denmark publishes about 3 notices a month in this category, 32 in the last twelve months. That is 88% more than the 17 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 65, spread across 49 separate months of activity since 3 November 2018. March is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 26 May 2026, 128 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Denmark compare with other freight and logistics markets?
Among the 37 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable freight and logistics market, Denmark ranks 24th by number of records. The largest is France (2,704 records against 109 here). Within Denmark itself, freight and logistics is the 23rd largest of the 43 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Denmark freight and logistics records on this page come from?
These 109 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (109). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Freight and Logistics tenders in Denmark
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical freight and logistics notice in Denmark is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Denmark – Road transport services – Udbud af kørsel med EAT-skolemad
Denmark – Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation – Udbud af dynamisk indkøbssystem af leasing biler
Denmark – Parcel transport services – Rammeaftale om Lageropbevaring og Distribution
Denmark – Public road transport services – 22. udbud af buskørsel
Denmark – Refuse disposal and treatment – Udbud af 1)Transport og logistik af døde dyr - sygdomssmittede og raske 2) Forbrænding eller forarbejdning af sygdomssmittede dyr 3) Forbrænding eller forarbejdning af raske dyr
Denmark – Road transport services – Flytteydelser
Denmark – Bridge operating services – SBD-2025 Storbrodrift og vedligeholdelse af Ny Lillebæltsbro og Farøbroerne
Denmark – Gas storage services – Carbon Transport and Storage
Denmark – Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation – DIS Køretøjer
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