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Multi-disciplinary technical support in relation to the Blackpool Silicon Sands Initiative

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Buyer Address: PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, UKD42, FY11NB, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Cath Bagley

Contact Email: cath.bagley@blackpool.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1253478789

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
385023.0 GBP
Published
28 Jan 2026, 16:43
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Provision of strategic, technical, commercial, and stakeholder advisory support to accelerate delivery of the Silicon Sands Project - a public-private partnership to establish an AI-ready, net-zero data centre campus and associated clean energy and digital infrastructure cluster.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot Description: Award via YPO consultancy plus framework reference 1141 - notice reference - 2023/S 000-020592 - To provide strategic, technical, commercial, and stakeholder advisory support to accelerate delivery of the Project - a public-private partnership to establish an AI-ready, net-zero data centre campus and associated clean energy and digital infrastructure cluster.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: No

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