Notice

Competition: airport vehicle checkpoint screening

Further information on this £1 million phase 1 Defence and Security Accelerator competition

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator, Department for Transport and Home Office
• Published: 29 June 2018
• Last updated: 25 July 2018 — See all updates

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Competition summary: airport vehicle checkpoint screening

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Competition document: airport vehicle checkpoint screening

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Details

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) themed competition seeks to make a step change in aviation security through the development of innovative science and technology. The competition is focused on new solutions to the challenge of vehicle checkpoint (VCP) screening at airports, in order to prevent explosives, weapons and other threats from accessing the secure airside area.

The competition has an initial budget of £1 million to fund a mixture of low and mid-level TRL proposals.

The closing date for proposals for this competition is 20 September 2018 at 1 pm

Queries should be sent to accelerator@dstl.gov.uk

Published 29 June 2018
Last updated 25 July 2018 + show all updates

1. 25 July 2018

   Update to Exploitation section to include additional guidance

2. 25 July 2018

   This change includes the addition of the full competition document, including details of how to apply, virtual events planned and the closing date for submission of proposals. Many thanks The Defence and Security Accelerator Team

3. 29 June 2018

   First published.