Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
BLACKPOOL COUNCIL
PO Box 11, Town Hall
Blackpool
FY11NB
UK
Contact person: Cath Bagley
Telephone: +44 1253478789
E-mail: cath.bagley@blackpool.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD42
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.blackpool.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.blackpool.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Multi-disciplinary technical support in relation to the Blackpool Silicon Sands Initiative
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
385 023.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Award made via YPO single provider framework - professional services - framework reference - YPO 1141 - 2023/S 000-020592
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited
OC317172
London
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 385 023.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract award via YPO consultancyplus framework reference 1141 / notice reference - 2023/S 000-020592
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/01/2026