Official UK procurement notice
OO Services - iHawk SaaS Distribution & Transmission
Authority: SSE SERVICES PLC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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-066f8aFind 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- Notice published194 days ago10 Apr 2026, 09:36 BST
- Standstill ends183 days ago21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published19 Mar 2026, 16:30 GMTUK5
- Transparency notice published23 Mar 2026, 10:54 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Apr 2026, 16:49 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published10 Apr 2026, 09:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
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 to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberhawk Innovations LtdSME22 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 | £4,000,000 inc. VAT | 9 Apr 2026standstill to 21 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Cyberhawk Innovations LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender