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Competition Document: UKDI Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1

The Security Open Call is a competition which  UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) runs to find proposals that address security challenges faced by government stakeholders.

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The UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) uses the Security Open Call to find ideas that address challenges across the Security landscape. The scope relating to specific competitions is contained with each respective competition document.

Please read the competition document in full for all details of the Open Call for Innovation competitions currently accepting proposals.

Deadline for Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1 - Stage 1 submissions:

12:00 midday on 27 August 2026 (BST)

Deadline for Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1 - invited Stage 2 submissions:

12:00 midday on 29 October 2026 (GMT)

Updates to this page

Published 3 August 2026
Last updated 3 August 2026 Show all updates
  1. Closing Date and Time amended from 27 August 2026 (GMT) to 27 August 2026 (BST)

  2. Updated landing page text and link to competition T's&C's in the Terms and Conditions section 14.

  3. First published.

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