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OO Services - iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission

SSE SERVICES PLC

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10 Apr 2026 at 08:36

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09 Apr 2026 at 15:49

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23 Mar 2026 at 10:54

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19 Mar 2026 at 16:30

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process led by SSE SERVICES PLC involves the provision of the iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission services, primarily categorized under Information Technology Services. This contract, valued at £4,000,000, has been awarded to Cyberhawk Innovations Limited, a small-to-medium enterprise based in Edinburgh, UK. The contract under the utilities special regime was directly awarded due to intellectual property or exclusive rights and technical reasons, following a thorough review of available platforms. Key dates include the standstill period ending on 21st April 2026, with the contract running from 22nd April 2026 until 31st March 2031.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses involved in the development and provision of integrated UAS data management and geospatial analysis solutions. Businesses with niche expertise in platform integration and customised workflow development can benefit from future procurement opportunities with SSE or similar buying organisations. Companies specialising in infrastructure risk management and regulatory compliance services, particularly those capable of deploying bespoke, technology-driven solutions, stand to gain from engaging in similar direct award processes.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OO Services - iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission

Notice Description

The iHawk service supports both Distribution and Transmission business units, enabling efficient management of infrastructure risk and compliance with regulatory requirements. The iHawk platform is materially embedded within existing operational processes for asset inspection, UAS imagery management, geospatial analysis and condition based reporting. Over several years, Cyberhawk has developed customised workflows, dashboards and reporting modules specifically for our operational environment, meaning that substitution would require wholesale transition to a new platform, re engineering of data ingestion models, re training teams, and conducting large scale re processing of historical asset imagery and asset condition information. A technical review was conducted of comparable UAS-data management and visual-asset platforms currently on the market. Although several vendors offer generic imagery repositories or GIS-adjacent tools, none provide a like-for-like replacement for iHawk's integrated inspection, analytics, condition assessment and reporting capabilities, nor can they ingest existing structured datasets without a bespoke and cost-prohibitive redevelopment programme. Engagement with Cyberhawk has also confirmed that the proprietary nature of their platform prevents direct replication by any other supplier.

Procurement Information

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights and technical reasons

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032657-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Apr 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 20262 months ago
Contract Period
21 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SSE SERVICES PLC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CYBERHAWK INNOVATIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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