Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Denmark: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Denmark awarded 31 supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment through award notices on TED; the 12 of them that state a value (38.7%) add up to €71.5 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 60 companies have won 80 public supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Denmark, in 71 award notices from 12 public buyers.
- 46.3% of these awards went to companies registered in Denmark; the most frequent foreign origin is United Kingdom.
- The five companies that win most often hold 20% of all awards.
- 40.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Denmark — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €54.5 billion in 2025, 13% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Denmark came to €3.33 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in Denmark came to €1.49 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Denmark", https://cresques.com/markets/dk/350-security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipmen, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 60
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 71
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 12
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports
- —
- no customs heading isolates this category
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Denmark: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 80
- in 71 award notices
- Awarded value
- €197.2M
- from 57% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 60
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 12
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2025 | 31 |
| 2026 | 24 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €5M |
| 2024 | €47.6M |
| 2025 | €71.5M |
| 2026 | €73.1M |
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| Armed forces and defence agencies | 64 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 8 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 6 |
| Hospitals and health services | 1 |
| Airports | 1 |
- Hovedstaden73DK01
- Midtjylland4DK04
- Syddanmark3DK03
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| Hovedstaden | 73 |
| Midtjylland | 4 |
| Syddanmark | 3 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 14 · 17.5% |
| Medium-sized | 4 · 5% |
| Small | 8 · 10% |
| Micro | 3 · 3.8% |
| SME (size not stated) | 11 · 13.8% |
| Size not stated | 40 · 50% |
- United Kingdom7
- Sweden7
- Norway5
- United States4
- Germany4
- France4
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| United Kingdom | 7 |
| Sweden | 7 |
| Norway | 5 |
| United States | 4 |
| Germany | 4 |
| France | 4 |
- Ballerup64
- København V4
- Sønderborg2
- Søborg2
- Hinnerup1
- Esbjerg1
- Copenhagen1
- Aarhus N1
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| Ballerup | 64 |
| København V | 4 |
| Sønderborg | 2 |
| Søborg | 2 |
| Hinnerup | 1 |
| Esbjerg | 1 |
| Copenhagen | 1 |
| Aarhus N | 1 |
Awards to companies registered in Denmark
46.3%
43 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
20%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
40.6%
Among 64 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Tunstall A/S14 public contracts in total
- WISS SAMOCHODY SPECJALNE Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością171 public contracts in total
- Bruker Optics GmbH & Co. KG16 public contracts in total
- Access Technology A/S10 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Denmark
- Intersec Saudi ArabiaTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- IntersecTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Enforce TacTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- ISC WestTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- RETTmobil InternationalTrade fair · Fulda, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Denmark?
- 60 companies won 71 contract award notices for these categories from 12 public buyers in Denmark since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Tunstall A/S, WISS SAMOCHODY SPECJALNE Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, Bruker Optics GmbH & Co. KG, Access Technology A/S.
- How big is the security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment market in Denmark?
- In 2025, public buyers in Denmark awarded 31 supply contracts for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment through award notices on TED; the 12 of them that state a value (38.7%) add up to €71.5 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Where do suppliers of security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment meet buyers and distributors in Denmark?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Intersec Saudi Arabia, Intersec, Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac, ISC West, RETTmobil International — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment in Denmark?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Denmark and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); no import figure: Eurostat's customs headings do not isolate this category.