The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a £2.8 million competition to find state of the art and technological solutions for the improved detection of explosives, weapons and illicit drugs.
The competition takes place in two phases:
- up to £1 million is available in Phase 1 with proposal bids in the region of £70,000 for six months to develop proof of concept – the deadline for phase 1 is 28 September 2020
- up to £1.8 million will be available for proposals in Phase 2 – projects will need to develop and evaluate their prototypes or demonstrators by the end of September 2023
For further information, please visit the GOV.UK website.