Third-party baggage and ramp handling services at Kos Airport “Ippokratis”

Summary

The tender concerns the provision of airport ground handling services at Kos Airport “Ippokratis” for seven consecutive years. It covers three lots: third-party baggage handling, third-party ramp handling, and ramp handling for inflight catering. Baggage handling includes sorting, preparing, loading and unloading baggage, transporting it between transport equipment, aircraft and the reclaim area. Ramp handling includes aircraft marshalling and parking assistance, communication support, and transport of crew, passengers and baggage. Up to three service providers may be selected for each service. Providers are expected to deliver safe, secure, environmentally responsible and high-quality services, with price competitiveness also being important. Tenders must be submitted electronically; access to the platform and confidential documents requires a signed confidentiality declaration and proof of the signatory’s authority. The procedure is conducted in English, with certain documents possibly required in Greek. The lot-level submission deadline is 5 October 2026 at 17:00 Athens time; the request for proposals also refers to an earlier deadline of 28 September 2026 at 17:00, so the official tender documents must be checked for the applicable deadline.