--- title: "OO Services - iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SSE SERVICES PLC" published: "2026-04-10" --- # OO Services - iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission Buyer: SSE SERVICES PLC Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032657-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Mar 2026 | | Contract period | 21 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £4,000,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Pending | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SSE SERVICES PLC | | Locality | READING | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 3JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Thames | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CYBERHAWK INNOVATIONS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 10 Apr 2026 at 08:36 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032657-2026 - 9 Apr 2026 at 15:49 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032594-2026 - 23 Mar 2026 at 10:54 - AwardUpdate - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026136-2026 - 19 Mar 2026 at 16:30 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025424-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032657-2026 10th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032594-2026 9th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026136-2026 23rd March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025424-2026 19th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.sse.com - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a.json.