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Competition: Human Augmentation

This competition is looking for Human Augmentation technologies that mitigate human performance as the limiting factor in a UK Defence environment

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Published: 21 April 2023
• Last updated: 19 May 2023 — See all updates

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Competition Document: Human Augmentation

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Human Augmentation: ISC terms and schedules

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Human Augmentation: Draft Purchase Order

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Human Augmentation Webinar - Q&A

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As the battlefield becomes more complex and the demands on our personnel increase, in order to win tactical advantage Armed Forces personnel will have to out-think and out-pace their adversaries. If Human Augmentation (HA) technologies can be harnessed safely and ethically to develop enhanced levels of performance beyond that which can be achieved by innate talent, aptitude and learning, it is possible they could afford improvements in capability across the whole force.

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition aims to develop safe and ethical, Generation-After-Next (GAN) prototype HA technologies that mitigate human performance as the limiting factor in a UK Defence environment.

Suppliers will be invited to submit proposals to develop HA technologies to reduce human performance as the limiting factor in Defence scenarios. Suppliers should focus on technologies that influence the following human capabilities and aptitudes, including but not limiting to:

• sensory enhancement to support mission outcomes
• collaborative working (including human-human and human-machine)
• attention during tasks with a cognitive element
• enhanced decision making (reduced time and improved outcomes)
• physical endurance
• strength
• overcoming limitations to physical and cognitive fatigue

Total funding available

The total funding available for this competition is up to £2 million (Exc. VAT). DASA expects to fund 5-10 proposals.

However, DASA reserves the right to fund one outstanding bid up to £2 million (Exc. VAT) that demonstrates value for money, provides high quality supporting evidence to deliver on the competition focus. Contracts will be awarded and must complete by end of March 2025 and a maximum of 18 months in duration (although proposals of shorter duration will also be accepted).

Submission deadline

13 June 2023 at 12 midday (BST).

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.

You must not submit any information classified above OFFICIAL.

Published 21 April 2023
Last updated 19 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 19 May 2023

   Added new document: Human Augmentation Webinar - Q&A

2. 21 April 2023

   First published.