Innovative organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million to develop new ways of detecting explosives and weapons.The Innovative Research Call (IRC) 2016 for Explosives and Weapons Detection is to invest up to £3 million in research projects.
Projects can develop original ideas. They can also adapt successful technologies, techniques or processes from other fields.
You could apply with a proposal in the following areas:
- buildings and areas
- goods
- people and/or their possessions
- vehicles
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with Innovate UK.
The government partners for this competition are:
- Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism and Centre for Applied Science and Technology at the Home Office
- Department for Transport
- Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Metropolitan Police Service
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
The competition has 2 phases:
Phase 1 – proof of concept
Up to £1 million is available. Projects should last up to 6 months with total costs of up to £60,000.
Phase 2 – development contacts
Up to £2 million is available. Projects should last up to 2 years.
Competition information
- This competition opens on Monday 12 September 2016
- The registration deadline is noon on Wednesday 12 October 2016
- The application deadline is noon on Wednesday 19 October 2016
- There will be a bidders’ conference for potential applicants in London on Tuesday 27 September 2016
Centre for Applied Science and Technology Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure chemical test Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Department for Transport detecting explosives detecting weapons Metropolitan Police Service Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism scanners Science and Technology Directorate security sniffer dogs the Home Office U.S. Department of Homeland Security vehicles
Post written by: Julie Shennan
Features Editor of MOD DCB Magazine and MOD DSS Yearbook. Content Marketing Executive at BiP Solutions (Defence Online's sister company). Editor and founder of Artsnfaffs Online Magazine.
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