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Published 18 Dec 2025, 17:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Professional Services Support for Silicon Sands Initiative, Blackpool

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD42)
Awarded value£450,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Blackpool Council required an advisor to provide strategic, technical, commercial, and stakeholder advisory support to accelerate delivery of the Silicon Sands Initiative. Blackpool Council have called off from YPO framework reference 1141 - Managing Consultancy + professional services.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council required an advisor to provide strategic, technical, commercial, and stakeholder advisory support to accelerate delivery of the Silicon Sands Initiative.

The advisor will support in a number of work package areas including:

  1. Promotion of an AI Growth Zone proposition
  2. Development of an integrated energy, grid, and digital infrastructure strategy
  3. Development of an overarching investment and funding strategy
  4. Facilitation of collaboration between public, private, and academic stakeholders.
  5. Advise on and support for the selection of investors or developer partners for all key elements of the programme
  6. Support with governance, delivery, and financing models appropriate for long-term programme management.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Infrastructure works consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Blackpool Council have called off from YPO framework reference 1141 - Managing…Awarded

Blackpool Council have called off from YPO framework reference 1141 - Managing Consultancy + professional services. Contract Notice Reference - 2023/S 00-002091.

Blackpool Council require an advisor to provide strategic, technical, commercial, and stakeholder advisory support to accelerate delivery of the Silicon Sands Initiative.

The advisor will support in a number of work package areas including:

  1. Promotion of an AI Growth Zone proposition
  2. Development of an integrated energy, grid, and digital infrastructure strategy
  3. Development of an overarching investment and funding strategy
  4. Facilitation of collaboration between public, private, and academic stakeholders.
  5. Advise on and support for the selection of investors or developer partners for all key elements of the programme
  6. Support with governance, delivery, and financing models appropriate for long-term programme management. Additional information: Blackpool Council have called off from YPO framework reference 1141 - Managing Consultancy + professional services. Contract Notice Reference - 2023/S 00-002091.
Delivery: North West
71311300 Infrastructure works consultancy services72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Dec 2025, 17:13 GMT
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 17:13 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084628
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInfrastructure works consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f9b2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The contract award represents a call off from a framework. YPO framework reference 1141 - managing consultancy + professional services. Contract Notice Reference 2023/S 000 - 002091 . Contract Award Notice 2023/S 000-020592

Publisher note: Blackpool Council have called off from YPO framework - reference 1141 - Managing Consultancy + professional services. Contract Notice Reference - 2023/S 00-002091.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited,£450,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY11NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.