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Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence (Phase 3)

Phase 3 of a DASA Competition to identify technologies that can mitigate against the effect of future Windfarm development.

Documents

Competition Document

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Annex 1A: Grant Funding Agreement

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Annex 2A: Declarations 1-4

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Annex 2B: Declaration 5

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Annex 3A: Project Cost Breakdown

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Annex 4A: Offline Submission Walkthrough

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Annex 5A: Partner Information Form

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Details

30 March 2023. An error in Annex 3A has been corrected. If you previously downloaded a copy of this spreadsheet, please replace it with the latest version.

The UK Ministry of Defence, through its Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched Stream 1 of Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence: Phase 3. This competition builds upon Phases 1 & 2 and seeks to advance innovative technologies to enable the long-term co-existence of offshore windfarms and Air Defence radar. Stream 2 is expected to launch at a later date – see Competition Document for more details.

The competition is funded by the DESNZ Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP) and is undertaken in partnership with the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and DASA.

This Competition is funded via a DESNZ grant

This Phase 3 competition run by DASA on behalf of DESNZ, highlights a key DASA priority to support acceleration of funded proposals towards commercialisation. This competition moves away from the standard DASA process, instead, innovators will compete for a DESNZ grant which will seek match funding from the applicants. As a result, innovators will be asked to consider their business case and provide detailed business information, alongside the standard DASA submission. Our team of Innovation Partners will be available to discuss this with Innovators, and events will be run to ensure innovators are in the best position to proceed. Other DASA competitions will continue to follow the regular DASA submission process.

Funding, key dates and supporting events

Up to £14.15 million funding is available for this Themed Competition.

Where do I submit my proposal?

Via the DASA Online Submission Service for which you will require an account.

Only proposals submitted through the DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted.

The deadline to submit a proposal is midday 20 April 2023 (BST).

Stakeholder Engagement Event (6th March)

DASA and DESNZ are organising a hybrid Stakeholder Engagement Event on Monday 6th March at KIA Oval in London. The event will:

  • Showcase the progress of 7 projects funded in Phase 2
  • Promote Phase 3 of the competition (Q&A)
  • Provide an opportunity for stakeholder engagement and networking

Book your space at the event here.

One-to-One Dial in sessions (8th March)

A series of 20 minute one-to-one teleconference sessions, giving you the opportunity to ask specific questions. If you would like to participate, please register on the Eventbrite page. Booking is on a first come first served basis.

Collaboration Survey

In Phase 3, we encourage collaboration between suppliers. To support this, we have a short survey to collect details of suppliers who wish to explore collaboration possibilities. This collaboration list will be circulated on a weekly basis to all those who have signed up.

Fill out the collaboration survey here.

Published 21 February 2023
Last updated 30 March 2023 + show all updates
  1. An error in Annex 3A has been corrected. If you previously downloaded a copy of this spreadsheet, please replace it with the latest version

  2. Removed the warnings regarding the temporary closure of the submission service Removed the unlocked offline proposal template document

  3. 1. Competition document and PDF competition document edited to reflect that DASA online submission service will not be open until 29 March 2023. 2. Uploaded a new version of the unlocked proposal template. The text files have been replaced with a single Excel table for ease of use when entering text.

  4. Offline proposal template form attached

  5. Responses to questions at Stakeholder event have been added as Appendix 4 Submission Portal opening date changed

  6. Updated information regarding opening date of submission portal

  7. Annex 4A has been updated to better reflect the workflow of the submission process

  8. First published.