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UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) organisation page
UK Defence Innovation (incl. former DASA) · published 22 Jul 2026 · · Source ↗
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Why it matters
UKDI is the MoD's central innovation funding channel and successor to DASA, so its page is the entry point for future UK competitions; relevant to non-UK and UK scale-ups tracking where British innovation money will be announced.
Do this: Bookmark and monitor the UKDI page for open competitions and register on the UKDI/DASA submission portal so you can bid when a themed call opens.
Route: watch only · For: BD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-upsBid & funding consultancies
Summary
A GOV.UK landing page for UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), part of the Ministry of Defence, which absorbed the former Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA). No specific call, budget or deadline is stated in the text.
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Defence and security advantage through innovation UKDI is part of the Ministry of Defence . Defence and security advantage through innovation UKDI is part of the Ministry of Defence .
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Context
UKDI
· UK
Process guidance rather than an opportunity, but it sets the mechanics every UKDI applicant must clear — notably that SAQ/cyber compliance gates contract award and that Desirable/Feasible/Viable answers submitted as attachments are sifted out. Relevant to bid managers and consultants preparing UK MOD innovation bids for the first time. Do: Register a UKDI online submission service account, obtain a D-U-N-S number and GOV.UK One Login, and pre-complete the Supplier Assurance Questionnaire before your next UKDI competition deadline.
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UKDI
· UK
Sets the baseline contracting and IP framework for every UKDI/DASA themed competition and the Open Call — useful reference for non-UK scale-ups since nationality restrictions apply only where a competition states them. Relevant to bid teams and consultancies preparing UK innovation submissions. Do: Read this alongside the Overarching Competition document before bidding into the UKDI Open Call, and register for the MOD commercial toolkit to review DEFCON 705 terms.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-defence-innovation — summarised by Rearm Radar; verify details at source before bidding. Enrichment: anthropic/claude-opus-5 (confidence 90%).