El Vínculo El Vínculo.
Closed United Kingdom Works

Phase 1 - Silicon Sands Campus

Buyer: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Published
21 November 2025
Estimated value
£250,000,000
Place of performance
UKD42
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Lots
1
Documents
2
Notice number
076182-2025
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-05e6a6
Official source
Official source

CPV codes

Description

Blackpool Council is a unitary local authority providing public services to approximately 141,000 residents across 21 wards, making up the Borough of Blackpool. Blackpool Council is procuring a third-party concessionaire to: (i) invest, develop and operate a 6MVA 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 concessions contract for the purposes of section 3(4) and section 8 of the Procurement Act 2023. The term of the concessions contract will be 3 years (from June 2026), and the land will be made available on a 250 yearlong lease.

Official publications

Other tenders from BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

See all →

Frequently asked questions

What is the estimated value of this tender?
The estimated value published by the buyer is £250,000,000.
Who is the buyer of this tender?
The contracting authority is BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (United Kingdom).
How can I bid for public tenders in the United Kingdom?
Bids are submitted through the official public procurement portal in the United Kingdom. El Vínculo helps you find tenders and analyse their documents; submission always happens at the official source.
Get alerts for tenders like this
Create a free account and receive new public tenders published in the United Kingdom that match your business, every day.

Start for free

Data collected from official public procurement sources. Amounts as published by the buyer.