Third-Party Baggage and Ramp Handling Services at Rhodes Diagoras Airport

Summary

The procurement concerns ground handling services at Rhodes Diagoras Airport for a period of seven consecutive years. It is divided into three lots: third-party baggage handling; ramp handling; and ramp handling services 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 transporting crew, passengers and baggage. Up to three ground handling service providers may be selected for each service. Eligible providers may be natural persons, legal entities or consortia, and the service rights are awarded by the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority under the applicable ground handling regulation. Services must meet high standards of safety, security, environmental protection, quality and health, with price competitiveness also being important. The tender is conducted electronically in English; certain documents must be submitted in Greek. The structured lot information gives a submission deadline of 5 October 2026 at 17:00 Athens time. Access to confidential tender documents and the electronic platform requires a confidentiality declaration and supporting evidence of legal representation and signing authority.