Dates:
Competition closes: FY24/25 Cycle 4, 25 Feb 2025
Scope
This Innovation Focus Area (IFA) is seeking proposals that present ideas that contribute to and continue to contribute to the modernisation of the Defence T&E enterprise. The MOD is looking for novel T&E ideas across all domains that:
- accelerate the assurance of new systems and technologies *attune systems to the latest threats, emerging programme requirements and likely operating environments, for example by using digital tools and methods
- enable capability to be more available to the war fighter, more quickly, more often and for longer. For example, mobile T&E infrastructure (taking the test to the capability rather than the capability to the test) allowing for rapid (re)assessment and assurance
- enable agility by creating better understanding of the capability through innovative T&E methods and delivery
- enable accelerated acceptance of the capability at test, by developing the novel T&E methods and processes with key regulations/ regulators (for example the Defence Safety Authority) in mind and enabling better understanding of risks and mitigations.
Specific Themes
- develop new or novel approaches to achieve existing outcomes more efficiently/effectively
- develop and demonstrate modern techniques or equipment to deliver new or enhanced outcomes
- develop current capability in a novel way to achieve efficiency or enhanced effect
- provide evidence to the impact of the novel approach/technique
- have a clear plan for future development and scaling, including engagement and compliance with any applicable regulatory requirements
- proposals are expected to deliver at TRL6 (prototype) at the end of the contract , include (if applicable) any planned demonstration(s) in the proposal
- have a project duration of approximately 6 months – this is likely to be reviewed after each cycle with the possibility of being extended
- have suggested project values of between £50,000-£200,000 with a maximum of £500,000 available this financial year
Eligibility
We are not seeking proposals that:
- are maintenance or repair of existing test facilities or cover enduring capability costs
- are like for like replacement of T&E equipment; present no innovation; subsidise existing T&E services;
- are solely literature reviews;
Funding Rates
100% funded, open to any UK based organisation. Refer to DASA Open Call Competition Document for Terms & Conditions, and note the GFA conditions in particular as GFA is not included in this IFA.
How PNO can support you
The UK team has a strong track record in securing some of the most competitive national and European grants on behalf of its clients, with a full understanding of how a project should be presented to stand the highest chance of success. Each year in the UK alone, we are responsible for the submission of more than 100 funding applications across all sectors and priority areas. Based on this extensive experience, through careful project selection and using key insight into how a project should be best positioned, we consistently achieve success rates that are more than 5 times the typical success rates for UK national schemes and EU programmes.
For further information or to discuss a project idea please contact PNO Consultants
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