Passenger baggage handling services

Tender description

The purpose of this prior information notice (PIN) is to inform the market of Daa’s intention to engage a baggage delivery company and/or an organisation providing courier services with equivalent capability, to provide an off-site or remote bag drop service trial for passengers at Dublin Airport. Dublin Airport has experienced strong traffic growth over the last number of years with record passenger numbers of more than 31 000 000 passengers passing through the airport in 2018. An opportunity exists to provide a new remote baggage service to Dublin Airport passengers, facilitating them to check-in hold baggage at locations outside of the airport campus. Between Oct 2018 and September 2019, Daa handled nearly 8 000 000 check-in bags through its baggage system. The purpose of this prior information notice (PIN) is to inform the market of Daa’s intention to engage a baggage delivery company and/or an organisation providing courier services with equivalent capability, to provide an off-site or remote bag drop service trial for passengers at Dublin Airport. The opportunity Dublin Airport has experienced strong traffic growth over the last number of years with record passenger numbers of more than 31 000 000 passengers passing through the airport in 2018. An opportunity exists to provide a new remote baggage service to Dublin Airport passengers, facilitating them to check-in hold baggage at locations outside of the airport campus. Between Oct 2018 and September 2019, Daa handled nearly 8 000 000 check-in bags through its baggage system. To successfully deliver on our business demands and evolving customer needs, Daa is seeking to invite interested firms to meet as part of a market research initiative to understand the opportunity and the potential capability and experience available in the market. Daa will then determine how it could tender for a provider to trial a remote bag drop service. Information meetings and request for information issue: Information meetings will be held on the week commencing 16.12.2019 and will conclude by the 20.1.2020 Interested parties should register their interest to attend through the etenders portal.