The deadline for the submission of bids for Sofia Vrazhdbena Airport has been extended again for the fifth time to April 11.
The Transport Ministry of Bulgaria has issued the latest postponement because of the changes to the tender documentation to reflect changes in Bulgaria's Concession Act easing concerns raised by prospective investors in the tender for the Sofia Airport.
The first process of initiating the concession was held in 2016 but was later scrapped in March 2017. The call to push tender of the project receives huge backlash especially from the socialist group who are opposing the plan.
Several airport operators are interested in bidding for the project which includes: Germany’s Fraport, France’s Aeroports de Paris, and Switzerland’s Flughaven Zurich. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and London Stansted airports have also expressed interest in bidding for the facility.
Country updates
-
-
March 25, 2019
Sofia airport concession encounters new development delay
The obstacle with the amendments to the Concessions Act has been dropped by the parliament of Bulgaria and now, the Concessions Act is in waiting for the approval of the President. Bulgarian Soci...
Read more -
February 07, 2019
Sofia Airport tender deadline extended to April
The Transport Ministry of Bulgaria has extended for the fourth time the submission deadline for the tender to operate Sofia Airport, the country's primary international gateway, to 3 April 2019. The...
Read more -
January 04, 2019
Bulgaria extends tender deadline for Sofia Airport concession
The Transport Ministry of Bulgaria has extended the submission deadline for the tender to operate Sofia Airport, the country's primary international gateway, to 5 February. The tender for the 35-year...
Read more -
November 27, 2018
Bidding period extended for Sofia Airport concession
During the forum "Entrepreneurship, Development, Perspectives", the Minister of Transport Rosen Zhelyazkov, has announced that the bidding period in the concession procedure for the Sof...
Read more -
November 08, 2018
AENA and First State teams up for Sofia airport concession
Spanish giant company AENA teams up with Australian investment fund First state investment to bid for Sofia airport concession in Bulgaria. This airport had traffic flow of 7 million passeng...
Read more
