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Bill: New rules for public procurement of construction

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af udbudsloven og lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud og om ophævelse af lov om indhentning af tilbud i bygge- og anlægssektoren. (Forenkling af reglerne for indkøb af bygge- og anlægsarbejder under den gældende tærskelværdi, krav om løn- og arbejdsvilkår i visse bygge- og anlægskontrakter, ophævelse af reglen om udelukkelse af ansøgere eller tilbudsgivere fra skattelylande m.v.)

Bill · L 11 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed: The bill proposes that the Bidding Act is repealed (that a rule stops applying) and that the rules for public procurement of construction are changed.
  • Who would be affected: Public and publicly supported purchasers of building and civil engineering works and the companies that bid for them.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

Written by AI from verbatim quotes from the source and checked by code and AI. Dates, tables and the fact box are calculated by fixed rules. Unofficial translation. Always read the original.

If the bill is passed:

  • Public procurement of building and civil engineering works under the EU threshold of DKK 40.3 million excluding VAT must follow a few rules in the Bidding Act.
  • The Bidding Act (Act on obtaining bids in the construction sector) is repealed entirely.
  • In certain public construction contracts above the EU threshold outside the state area, wages and working conditions must be at least as good as in the relevant collective agreements.
  • The rule on automatically excluding companies from tax havens in public procurement is removed. According to the bill, this is due to new practice from the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Forslaget udmønter bl.a. et af initiativerne i »Aftale om kommunernes økonomi for 2025« om ophævelse af tilbudsloven. Indkøb af bygge- og anlægsarbejder under EU-tærskelværdien vil derfor fremover blive reguleret efter få bestemmelser i udbudsloven. Lovforslaget udmønter endvidere et af initiativerne i den daværende regerings (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne) pakke om udenlandsk arbejdskraft og indsatsen mod social dumping fra juni 2025. Formålet er at understøtte ordentlige løn- og arbejdsvilkår i offentlige kontrakter inden for byggeriet uden for det statslige område. Forslaget giver også erhvervs- og konkur­rencekrafts­min­ister­en mulighed for at fastsætte mål for Klagenævnet for Udbuds sagsbehandlingstid. Lovforslaget indeholder endvidere en ophævelse af udbudslovens bestemmelse om automatisk udelukkelse af virksomheder fra skattelylande i offentlige udbud.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 7 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 23 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: 1. behandling
  3. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  4. Enters into force
    The date is not known yet