Notice Information
Notice Title
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspection, Survey & Photography Services
Notice Description
SSE will require suppliers under the framework to provide the full range of services for Aerial Vehicle inspection, survey & photography services across both 'onshore' and 'offshore' locations. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Inspection, Survey & Photography Services SSE is a purpose-led company involved principally in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; and also in the supply of energy and related services to customers. SSE has a number of Business Units that include SSEN Transmission, SSEN Distribution, SSE Renewables, SSE Thermal, SSE Airtricity and SSE Corporate. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being issued by SSE Services PLC, which covers all of SSE's Group companies in the UK and Ireland. SSEN Transmission Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) are responsible for the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, maintaining and investing in the high voltage electricity transmission network. SSEN Transmission's network consists of underground and subsea cables, overhead lines on wooden poles or steel towers, and electricity substations. SSEN Distribution Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution (SSEN Distribution) are the electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) responsible for delivering power to over 3.9 million homes and businesses across central southern England and the north of Scotland. SSE Renewables SSE Renewables is a leading developer and operator of renewable energy generation, headquartered in the UK and Ireland, with a growing presence internationally. SSE Renewables focus on onshore and offshore wind, hydro, solar and battery storage. SSE Thermal SSE Thermal is responsible for the flexible generation subsidiary of SSE plc, focusing on flexible energy generation and storage assets including carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, energy-from-waste, energy storage and gas generation. SSE Airtricity SSE Airtricity is the retail subsidiary of SSE plc, supplying green electricity, natural gas and energy-related services to homes and businesses in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. SSE Corporate SSE Corporate includes Human Resources, Corporate Affairs, Legal, Procurement and Finance. This Prior Information Notice is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers who can provide the full range of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) inspection, survey & photography services throughout the UK and Ireland. SSE is currently developing a formal tender for the provision of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) inspection, survey & photography services, which it is aiming to launch within the next 6 months. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle inspection, survey & photography services will be contracted under a non-committal framework(s) and will run for an initial 3-year period, with options for a further 2 x 1-year extensions (subject to agreement by SSE). Range of Services Required SSE will require suppliers under the framework to provide the full range of services for Aerial Vehicle inspection, survey & photography services across both 'onshore' and 'offshore' locations. SSE requires suppliers who have the necessary resources and technical capabilities to provide the services which are anticipated, but not limited, to include the following: * The provision of Survey Services and Aerial Photography Services using Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs). The UAV photography and associated reports/ data will be used for the purposes of SSE's business and may be also provided to specific third-party service providers for use in relation to the requirements of SSE * The management and operation of UAVs as permitted in the UAV's flight manuals and in adherence, without limitation, to all statutes and laws, regulations, rules and orders governing the operations of the UAV, their maintenance in an airworthy condition and all necessary licenses and certification required to enable them to be flown for the purposes of the services * Onshore Services UAV Inspection Services - Electricity transmission lines and support structure inspections - Industrial Chimney inspections - Cooling Tower Inspections - Dam inspections - Bridge inspections - Buildings & Roof inspections - Inspection of other structures UAV Survey Services - Land surveys - Route surveys - Mapping surveys - 3D modelling surveys (land or structures) - Environmental surveys - Other surveys UAV Aerial Photography Services - Construction progress aerial photography - Marketing aerial photography - Other aerial photography * Offshore Services - Blade Inspections of Offshore wind turbine generators (WTGs) - Blade damage classification and reporting Minimum Criteria to be invited to take part in a Tender Suppliers must return their Expression of Interest by the deadline date to be invited to take part in a pre-qualification (PQQ) process. Only suppliers that pass the PQQ criteria will be invited to take part in the Tender. The PQQ will require all suppliers to clearly evidence their qualifications and recent experience of providing the full range of services for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle inspection, survey & photography services. Please email your Expression of Interest to Clare Macdonald Strategic Procurement Officer at: clare.macdonald@sse.com If you have any further questions, please email them to the address above. The deadline for submission of your Expression of Interest with the supporting information is 16:00hours 4th March 2025
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d6ca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008946-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
65 - Public utilities
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
38800000 - Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment
65000000 - Public utilities
71351000 - Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services
71354100 - Digital mapping services
71354200 - Aerial mapping services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Withdrawn
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SSE SERVICES PLC
- Contact Name
- Clare Macdonald
- Contact Email
- clare.macdonald@sse.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7425 427740
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 3JH
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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