DASA Open Call

The Open Call for Innovation allows innovative ideas to be proposed to defence and security stakeholders, even where a specific requirement has not been stipulated. It is a broad mechanism to allow innovators to present disruptive ideas, which may otherwise be overlooked.

DASA currently has the following distinct competition(s) open for submissions under the Open Call for Innovation: Defence Rapid Impact.

DASA is interested in proposals that:

• Develop new or novel approaches to achieve existing outcomes within defence more efficiently/effectively.
• Develop and demonstrate modern approach, techniques, or equipment to deliver new or enhanced outcomes for defence.
• Develop current capability in a novel way to achieve efficiency or enhanced effect for defence.
• Provide evidence to the impact of the novel approach/technique across defence.
• Present a credible plan and have a realistic prospect for impact in defence within a three-year timeframe from the completion of the project funded under the DRI.
• Present a clear plan for future development and scaling, including engagement and compliance with any applicable regulatory requirements both within and outside of defence.
• Deliver a technology model or prototype demonstration at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 or 7 at the end of the project. This demonstration should be at a limited scale, in the hands of users, and in the context or environment representative of an environment in which the solution would be used.
• Do not exceed 24 months. We anticipate project duration to be between 12–18 months. Please note there is no minimum project duration.
• Do not exceed £350,000. We anticipate project value to be in the region of £200,000 to £300,000. Please note there is no minimum project value.
• Include a clear demonstration of how the proposed work applies to the defence context.
• Provides a sound justification of why defence should fund the development of the innovation.