After the Sofia airport concession was awarded to French-German consortium SOF Connect, the decision was taken to court by the remaining four bidders to appeal the selection decision. The court proceeding to appeal is scheduled to be held on May 07, 2020.
SOF consortium consists of Meridiam, Strabag, and Munich Airport. The four rejected bidders include Airport de Paris, TAV, Fraport, Manchester Airport, SSB, and Copenhagen Airport.
Sofia Airport is located 5km east from the center of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. In 2017, it serviced 6.49 million passengers. The 35-year concession concerns the operation and management of all buildings, facilities, and visual air navigation systems within the airport territory, which spans a little over 5km2. It also involves the construction of a third terminal, which must be completed by the tenth year of the concession.
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March 05, 2020
Bulgaria has launched re-tendering process for Plovdiv Airport concession
Ministry of Transport, Information Technology, and Communications in Bulgaria has launched the tendering process for the Plovdiv airport concession. The concession involves a 35-year concess...
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December 02, 2019
Manchester Airports Group to appeal the Sofia Airport concession ruling
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is set to appeal the ruling in the concession tender for the Sofia Airport that selected a consortium of French infrastructure investor Meridiam and Munich Airport as a...
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November 20, 2019
Appeal against Sofia airport concession award rejected
The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) in Bulgaria has rejected the appeal of MAG-BCEG Consortium (Manchester airport, Beijing construction engineering group), SSB-Copenhagen Consorti...
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November 11, 2019
United Group enters agreement with Vivacom for takeover deal
United Group, the leading telecoms and media business operating in South-Eastern Europe, has agreed to acquire Vivacom, the largest telecoms operator in Bulgaria. United Group is owned by BC...
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October 29, 2019
Bulgaria’s competition regulator blocks Eurohold's bid to CEZ
Bulgaria’s competition regulator has moved to block the bid of the insurance and financial group Eurohold’s 4EH.BB to acquire the Bulgarian assets of Czech utility CEZ for a total con...
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