Lithuanian government has launched a tender process to hire consultants for the Lithuanian airports concession project.

The three main Lithuanian international airports, Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga, were merged into a single state enterprise called Lithuanian Airports in 2014. According to the Ministry of Transport and Communication, operational efficiency of the airports has increased by 11% since.

The Lithuanian government seeks for development and modernization of the airports together with improvement and expansion of the airports' services and connectivity to all three airports mentioned, ensuring that the required infrastructure stays state-owned.

The consultancy services consist of two phases:

• The aim of phase I is to prepare project tender documents according to the aim of the Project and the type of tender agreed with the procurement contract parties.
•  The aim of phase II is to provide services of representing a public entity in the phase of selection of a concessionaire; the services will include financial, tax, legal and technical consultancy.

Interested parties must submit their qualification documents on or before 20 October 2015. Detailed information on the tender, available in English, is published at the CPP IS (link).