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Tactical Power Challenge: Innovative Tactical Power Solutions

Tactical Power Challenge: Innovative Tactical Power Solutions is a competition for UK businesses, start-ups, sole traders, academic institutions and research organisations to develop power solutions for the Army. Open, closes 10 November 2026.

Run by UK Defence Innovation

Checked against the official page (gov.uk) on 30 Oct 2026.

A UK Defence Innovation challenge seeking proposals that will help the Army meet future electricity demand, run in partnership with Australia's ASCA. Two opportunities sit within it: Innovative Tactical Power Solutions (a two-stage competition, development from TRL 4 to TRL 6) and Immediate Power Problem (a market engagement activity).

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 10 November 2026 at 12 noon (8 days)

As stated: Stage 1 submission deadline 12:00 Midday on 10 November 2026 (GMT)

Confirmed on the official page

How much

£2.45 million (excluding VAT) total funding available for Innovative Tactical Power Solutions. A number of proposals may be funded.

Whole fund: £2,450,000, shared between applicants

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Open to UK businesses, SMEs, start-ups and sole traders, as well as academic institutions and research organisations, for proposals at TRL 4 to TRL 6 for the Army's power demand.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

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How to apply

Watch the webinar before submitting any questions, then submit a Stage 1 proposal by the Stage 1 deadline.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

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Things we could not confirm

  • Whether a business can apply is not stated in this text; the eligibility rules are in the Challenge Document and Terms and Conditions, which were not included.
  • The Immediate Power Problem strand has no funding figure stated.
  • Stage 2 is by invitation only.
  • The challenge is run in partnership with ASCA, whose own rules may apply.
  • Area of eligibility is not stated.

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