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Competition: Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence Phase 2

Up to £3.6 million is available to develop technologies to permit the coexistence of future offshore windfarms alongside UK air defence surveillance systems.

• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Published: 22 April 2021
• Last updated: 11 June 2021 — See all updates

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Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence Phase 2: Competition Document

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Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence Phase 2: ISC Terms

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Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence Phase 2: ISC Schedules

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Important update

To submit your SAQ for this competition please follow this link and complete the form.

Please note that the Risk Assessment Reference (RAR) for this completion is RAR-ZKY89CXT and the risk level is “Very Low”. You do not need to answer the questions on pages 3, 4 and 5 which are concerned with higher risk levels. Complete the final declarations on pages 6 and 7 and submit.

The Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP) will review your SAQ submission and respond with a reference number within 2 working days. The completed SAQ form and resulting email response from DCPP must be downloaded and included within the DASA submission service portal when the proposal is submitted. Please allow enough time to receive the SAQ reference number prior to competition close at midday on 17 June 2021.

Details

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals that can develop technologies to permit the coexistence of future offshore windfarms alongside UK Air Defence surveillance systems. This includes alternative technologies that could reduce radar clutter caused by offshore windfarms, ensure intruder detection in the vicinity of offshore windfarms and fill or remove gaps in radar coverage created by windfarms.

The competition is funded by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio; and is undertaken in partnership with the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA).

A total of up to £3.6m is available, intended to fund a number of contracts of up to £600K each.

Please note this is the 2nd phase of funding for a multi-phase competition. It is not compulsory to have been involved in previous phases to apply. You should however make yourself aware of the previous competition and the bids we funded. It is anticipated that work for this phase will reach higher maturity than work funded in phase 1.

For this phase we are encouraging collaboration between suppliers. To support this we have a short survey to collect details of suppliers who wish to explore collaboration possibilities. This list will then be circulated to all those who have signed up on a weekly basis.

The competition will close at midday BST on 17 June 2021.

Published 22 April 2021
Last updated 11 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 11 June 2021

   Updated SAQ process

2. 4 June 2021

   Update on action required regarding SAQ submission. Funding now approved for competition

3. 1 June 2021

   Important update on Supplier Assurance Questionnaires

4. 17 May 2021

   Clarifications Annex added

5. 22 April 2021

   First published.