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Appointment reportedBlackpool · North West

Phase 1 - Silicon Sands Campus

Blackpool Council’s 7 September update confirms HOCHTIEF Data Centre Partner UK’s appointment for the first Silicon Sands exemplar data centre. The July concession notice and September update were rechecked on 12 September; this does not establish a construction start.

01 / Project assessment

Why this project is relevant

Assessment: a future data-centre development could require construction equipment, powered access and site welfare. The named developer and confirmed site make it worth monitoring; immediate plant-hire demand remains unverified.

EarthmovingPowered accessSite welfareTemporary power

These are the hire categories YardBrief has matched from the published project scope.

02 / The source facts

What is happening

  • Development and operation of an exemplar data centre
  • Ancillary office accommodation
  • Connection of recovered heat to a proposed local heat network
  • Site at the former fire station, engineering yard, administration offices and security point at Blackpool Airport
Named contractor / developer
HOCHTIEF DATA CENTRE PARTNER UK LTD ↗
Company 16519471
Project stage
Appointment reported
Published contract value (ex VAT)
Not published
Source contract / programme start
Not confirmed
Source notice
UK6 · 069338-2026
Notice published
22 Jul 2026
Last updated
64 days ago
03 / Before you contact them

Check these points

  • The original FTS award was published in July; the fresh signal is the council project update of 7 September 2026.
  • The £250m figure in the procurement notice is a concession value. A separate construction budget or equipment spend has not been verified.
  • The underlying UK6 notice was pending contract entry; the council now reports an appointment, but a signed construction contract and construction start have not been verified.
  • The notice concerns a 250-year land lease. Its recorded 2099 end is a source-system limit, not the duration of construction.
  • No equipment hire requirement, open subcontract enquiry or project-specific supplier-registration route has been verified.
  • A generic HOCHTIEF UK Construction supply-chain page belongs to a different named legal entity; it is not presented as this project's contact route.
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