Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1 - Stage 2
Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1 - Stage 2 is a competition run by UK Defence Innovation for invited applicants with proposals addressing security challenges faced by government stakeholders, based in the United Kingdom. This scheme has closed.
Run by UK Defence Innovation
Checked against the official page (gov.uk) on 10 Oct 2026.
This scheme has closed
It closed on 29 October 2026. It stays here in case it reopens; check with the organisation for future rounds. We do not know where it was open, so these are for the whole North.
A competition run by UK Defence Innovation to find proposals that address security challenges faced by government stakeholders. This page covers the Stage 2 stage for invited applicants, with Stage 1 submissions due earlier.
Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
As stated: Deadline for Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 1 - invited Stage 2 submissions: 12:00 midday on 29 October 2026 (GMT)
Confirmed on the official page
How much
We could not find how much it offers
Who can apply
Not confirmed on the official page
Business size
How to apply
Not confirmed on the official page
Where it is open: UK-wide
Not confirmed on the official page
Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (gov.uk) on 10 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 30 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with UK Defence Innovation before you apply.
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- gov.uk/government/collections/live-funding-opportunitiesvia UK Defence Innovation: live funding opportunities, read 27 Oct 2026
- gov.uk/government/publications/competition-document-ukdi-security-the official page, checked automatically, read 10 Oct 2026