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Published 19 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

OO Services - iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission

Official notice

Authority: SSE SERVICES PLC

Framework agreementDirect awardUtilities
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill 9 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Cyberhawk Innovations Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
Last source update
10 Apr 2026, 09:36 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032657
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066f8a Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights and technical reasons

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

10 Apr 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published194 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 09:36 BST
  2. Standstill ends183 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMT
    UK5
  2. Transparency notice published
    23 Mar 2026, 10:54 GMT
    UK5
  3. Contract award notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 16:49 BST
    UK6
  4. Contract award notice published
    10 Apr 2026, 09:36 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 19 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cyberhawk Innovations LtdSME22 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031£4,000,000 inc. VAT9 Apr 2026standstill to 21 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SSE SERVICES PLC

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366879 No.1 Forbury Place, Reading, South East, RG1 3JHContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cyberhawk Innovations LimitedFramework contractorGB-PPON: PLZC-6662-MXPZ EICA 5th Floor, South Platt Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH28 8AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender