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Phase 1 - Silicon Sands Campus

Blackpool Borough Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 19:47.

Opportunity overview

Blackpool Council is procuring a third-party concessionaire to: (i) invest, develop and operate an exemplar data centre (together with ancillary office accommodation); and (ii) to connect the heat generated from the data centre to a proposed local heat network within the Silicon Sands site at the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone. Blackpool Council believes that by enabling the development of new digital infrastructure, major economic and social benefits can accrue, bringing significant skilled employment and educational opportunities for the local population and encouraging inward investment and growth in high-tech companies, including start-ups operating in AI systems, making Blackpool competitive in the digital economy. Blackpool Council is procuring a concession contract for the purposes of section 3(4) and section 8 of the Procurement Act 2023. The land will be made available on a 250 yearlong lease. Note: Find a Tender only allows recording of contract end dates up to 2099

Awarded to

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Published award value
£250m
Awarded
20 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 16519471
Location
Swindon, UKK14, SN5 6PE, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN793196
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Blackpool Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHHB-5249-RZVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHHB-5249-RZVD

Address

Street Address
PO Box 11, Town Hall
Locality
Blackpool
Postal Code
FY1 1NB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD42

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
EdgeSynergies Ltd
Id
GB-COH-15430895

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
15430895

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRVD-6675-LNHN

Address

Street Address
35-37 Ludgate Hill
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4M 7JN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
DEEP GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Id
GB-COH-13601125

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13601125

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRY-9942-YGPR

Address

Street Address
69 Church Way
Locality
North Shields
Postal Code
NE29 0AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Roles

tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 4
Name
HOCHTIEF DATA CENTRE PARTNER UK LTD
Id
GB-COH-16519471

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16519471

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBGT-9288-MBBD

Address

Street Address
Whitehill House, Windmill Hill Business Park
Locality
Swindon
Postal Code
SN5 6PE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Phase 1 - Silicon Sands Campus
Status
pending
Date
21 Jul 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
22 Jul 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
09323000
Description
District heating
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45213100
Description
Construction work for commercial buildings
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
45232141
Description
Heating works
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
45331000
Description
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
48800000
Description
Information systems and servers
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
71314000
Description
Energy and related services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72510000
Description
Computer-related management services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72700000
Description
Computer network services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD42
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
300,000,000
Amount
250,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-16519471
Name
HOCHTIEF DATA CENTRE PARTNER UK LTD

Standstill Period

Ends
4 Aug 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Oct 2099, 00:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069338-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Jul 2026, 16:22
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Blackpool · UKD42 · FY1 1NB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 069338-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·