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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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Published:
3 August 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
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  1. inclusion of an updated online template - [Security Open Call Stage 2 offline template].

  3. Closing Date and Time amended from 27 August 2026 (GMT) to 27 August 2026 (BST)

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

  5. First published.

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Competition Document: Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1

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Security Open Call - Cycle 1 - Home Office Focus Area - Challenge Areas

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Security Open Call - Cycle 1 - NPSA Focus Area - Challenge Areas

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Security Open Call Terms and Conditions

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Security Open Call Stage 2 Offline Template

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Details

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 17 August 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Within Section 11 - Proposal Word Count Security Compatibility has been amended to 300 words (was 350)

  2. Closing Date and Time amended from 27 August 2026 (GMT) to 27 August 2026 (BST)

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

  4. First published.

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Update history

2026-10-06 11:44
inclusion of an updated online template – [Security Open Call Stage 2 offline template].

2026-08-17 11:05
Within Section 11 – Proposal Word CountSecurity Compatibility has been amended to 300 words (was 350)