Third-party baggage handling and ramp handling services at Zakinthos Airport “Dionisios Solomos”

Summary

The tender concerns ground handling services at Zakinthos Airport “Dionisios Solomos” for a period of seven consecutive years. It is divided into 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 to and from transport equipment and aircraft, transporting baggage to the reclaim area, and related handling activities. Ramp handling includes aircraft marshalling and parking assistance, communication support, and the transport of crew, passengers and baggage. Up to three ground handling service providers may be selected for each service. The successful providers are expected to deliver services with high standards of safety, security, environmental protection, quality and health, while price competitiveness is also important. The right to provide the services is awarded by the competent national authority, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority. The machine-readable notice does not provide the detailed qualification or compliance requirements; these must be checked in the Request for Proposals and other tender documents. The procedure is conducted electronically in English, with certain documents potentially required in Greek. The lot-level deadline is 5 October 2026 at 17:00 Athens time, although the notice also refers to 28 September 2026 at 17:00, so the official tender documents must be consulted to confirm the applicable deadline.