Centre for Defence Enterprise

1. Centre for Defence Enterprise Anne Norman, Operations Manager

2. Mission Battle Winning Technology for the Armed Forces to Support Operations Today and in the Future.

3. Defence Science and Technology • To support armed forces in operations today tomorrow and the future. • To create UK-accessible technology to benefit equipment: • Gives us a battle winning edge (capability) • Creates opportunities for industry investment (wealth creation) • To support intelligence assessments, strategic decision making and the evolution of doctrine • To support equipment acquisition, support and training

4. www.science.mod.uk

7. S&T Capability Visions

8. Future Protected Vehicle

9. Reducing the Burden on the Dismounted Soldier

10. Centre For Defence Enterprise • Gateway for new ideas. • Fund proof-of-concept and seed-corn • Pull-through to demonstration and equipment programme • Access to wider MOD support • Online submission. • Decisions/feedback 15 days after monthly cut-off. • Seminars • 4th Thurs every month • Discuss issues, access to experts

11. Benefits of CDE • To MOD • Attracts innovative civil technologies to defence • Provides internal and external challenge and stimulus • Widens the MOD supplier base • Provide opportunities for military end users to become directly engaged in science and technology • Increases the potential for shared funding of research • Delivers innovative capability to UK Forces

12. Benefits of CDE • To Suppliers • A route into the Defence market • Access to research contracts • Rapid response to proposals • Provides potential to: • Widen customer base • Increase market awareness of capability • Attract additional funding • Clear and simple contract T&Cs and IP agreements • Visibility of MOD requirements and challenges • Advice and encouragement

13. Centre for Defence Enterprise – First 2 years • Over 1100 CDE accounts opened to date – single and multi-user • Received over 1120 open and themed call proposals • Over 90% of proposals assessed within 15 working days • Funded approximately 15% open innovation proposals • Funded approximately 25-30 % themed call proposals • About 60% of funded proposals placed with SMEs • Many funded proposals placed with organisations new to Defence

14. CDE in the news...

15. Centre for Defence Enterprise“First Point of Contact for all new ideas” SMEs/Inventors Universities Primes DE&S/Industry Weapons Air Land Maritime C4ISTAR Logistics Regional Innovation Centres and OGDs Centre for Defence Enterprise CTC and Equipment Programme Warfare Centres & Training Operations

16. S&T Operations Delivery Model “Ideas” Growth Demonstration Application

17. Why Harwell? • Not an MOD site • Accessible • User friendly • Presents a positive image • …………………..and the catering is good!

18. Centre Surgeries & Seminars “Taking the future….. ………to the front line”

19. One – to – One Surgeries • Surgeries held every 2nd Tuesday of the month • Companies register via our events page • Submit a quad chart for assessment • One page overview of your innovation with 4 quadrants • Operational capability • Technical approach • Costs & timescales • Company description • Surgeries last 30 minutes • If no quad chart no surgery • Not for products already on the market • April surgery fully booked

20. CDE Seminars • Bring scientists, technologists, innovators and users together to understand operational contexts and to discuss radically different technical opportunities. • Open eyes on what is possible, challenge underlying science, push applications to the limits. • Discuss how problems have been solved in non-defence contexts, explore non-defence ideas, and engage people/disciplines not traditionally involved in defence. • Glimpse into future technologies and explore how they can be integrated into defence today – fast.

21. CDE Seminar Programme • Support to Operations – 23rd March (Birmingham) • Influence Through Cyber Space – 22nd April (Harwell) • MOD – Open to Innovation – 29th April (Edinburgh) • EOD Search – 13th May (Harwell) • CDE Seminar with BAE – 27th May (Loughborough)

22. CDE Drumbeat • Thursdays: • Week 1 – Cut off for proposals 9 am on Thurs. • Week 2 – One to One Surgeries (Tuesday) • Week 3 – Decision day • Week 4 – Workshop • Proposals: • Focus on key points. No commercial caveats. • Give contact details for 14.00-17.00 3rd Thursday. • Exploring further simplifications for “Band 1” work.

23. Themed Calls for Proposals • Some CDE Seminars will have Calls for Proposals • Details will be launched at the Seminar • Close date will be announced • Usually 6 weeks after seminar • Typically will look for proposals up to £50k • Successful proposals will be taken further • Details will be on the website

24. Submissions Process • All submissions made online via the website • Open an account – either single or multi user • Enter your proposal • Agree terms and conditions • Submit your proposal • Monitor your proposal progress • Help and Guidance on Website

25. Read available information. • Including CDE manuals...

26. Performance and Assessment Framework • Applies to new, active and completing work. • Four metrics: • Operational relevance. • Likelihood of exploitation. • Builds critical technology capability for future UK needs • Scientific quality and innovation. • Each marked on scale 1-4, with 5th metric for scientific and technological risk • Will provide benchmarks/thresholds for new work and for stopping current work.

27. Guidance on value of proposals • Based on feedback asking for clarification, this list gives guidelines below on what we expect from proposals . These guidelines are not prescriptive, and we are open to proposals outside or in between the ranges below. • £0-£30,000 - Simple test and evaluation or proof of principle demonstration • £0-£100,000 - Initial feasibility investigation or proof of concept work. We expect a phased programme with at least one review point. • £100,000 - £250,000 - Technology growth/development. We expect a phased programme with at least one review point. • £250,000 - £1,000,000 - Technology application/demonstration. We expect a phased programme with a number of review points. • £0 - £120,000 - University research funding. For larger financial values, we expect a phased programme with at least one review point.

28. Roles Proposer Back Office Decision Maker Assessor Approver CDE Process Overview Produce net score Assign to Assessors Score proposal Make decision Check proposal Approve decision Assign to Decision Maker Inform proposer Submit proposal

29. Some Common Queries • After registration you will receive an email with a system generated non alpha numeric password, be careful! • Sometimes this email goes into your spam account • When you visit the portal with this password you have to change it – then you will see the portal • Attachments can cause problems • You have to “Submit” a proposal, not “Publish” • Don’t leave to the last minute

30. Proposal Hints • Identify the innovation • One step at a time • Plan tangible deliverables • Implications to exploitation route • Clearly identify IPR ownership • Identify subcontractor relationship • Make reasonable demands for Government equipment

31. Contact Details • Contact Details • Anne Norman • Anne.Norman838@mod.uk • 01235 438 445 • www.science.mod.uk/enterprise • Science-enterprise@mod.uk