Transparency data
CDE funded contracts: 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014
Updated 2 November 2016
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CDE funded contracts are listed below under each competition title. Successful organisations are listed, alongside the organisation type and CDE reference number. Beneath this you can see the project titles and contract funding amount.
Enduring competition
| Month | Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | University of Sheffield (academia) | CDE35398: Wideband direction of arrival estimation based on the co-prime concept | 拢94,777.00 |
| December/January | Xeracarb (SME) | CDE34638: Large calibre threat protection using lightweight cerramics & novel design | 拢52,490.00 |
| 听 | QinetiQ (large) | CDE34442: Modulated laser ocean turbelence sensor & precision rangefinder | 拢54,715.45 |
| 听 | HiETA Technologies Ltd (SME) | CDE34691: Reduction in helicopter IR signatures | 拢62,551.93 |
| 听 | University College London (academia) | CDE34552: Evaluation of the anthrax potential of a capsile depolymerase from the soil bacteria Pusillimonas noertemanii | 拢59,832.51 |
| November | BAE Systems (large) | CDE34446: Assessment of laser alignment for underwater optical communications | 拢63,162.61 |
| October | Thales UK (large) | CDE33617: Video assisted ISAR | 拢57,025.00 |
| 听 | QinetiQ (large) | CDE33648: Track before detect with resistance to random point clutter | 拢68,652.02 |
| September | Meon Technology Ltd (SME) | CDE33811: Chaff improvement programme | 拢79,178.00 |
| August | VECTis LLP (SME) | CDE31783: Illuminating luminescence (Illumi) | 拢42,803.16 |
| 听 | Swansea University (academia) | CDE33424: Next generation single element conformal pattern reconfigurable antennas for mobile infantry communications | 拢58,120.00 |
| July | BAE Systems (large) | CDE32947: Impact attenuating body armour lines | 拢161,600.50 |
| June | Rolls-Royce (large) | CDE31567: Increased fuel thermal capacity by catalytic stabilisation | 拢132,564.00 |
| 听 | Ancon Technologies Ltd (SME) | CDE32979: Ultra sensitive detection of explosives with nanoparticle molecular tagging | 拢62,973.90 |
| May | University of Southampton (academia) | CDE28875: Self-powered autonomous surface & underwater vehicles for persistent observation | 拢88,376.30 |
| 听 | 2d3 Ltd Advanced Imaging Group (large) | CDE32502: Improving Intelligience libraries for streaming data | 拢53,174.13 |
| April | Cosworth (SME) | CDE27887: High power short duration HPSD gas generator electrical energy sysytem | 拢126,000.00 |
| 听 | Bubblephone Ltd (SME) | CDE30961: An R&D led proof of concept for a novel battlefield data routing overlay network | 拢98,400.00 |
| 听 | Deep Vision (SME) | CDE31552: Automatic hit counting & performance metrics for small arms training | 拢46,573.38 |
| 听 | Imperial College London (academia) | CDE31737: Efficient wideband spectrum surveillance for situational awareness: SWAPC reduction via a compressed sensing implementation | 拢93,010.88 |
Protecting military platforms
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Ballistic Ventures (SME) | CDE34735: Heavy calibre bullet protection | 拢56,612.60 |
| Advanced Defence Materials Ltd (SME) | CDE34874: Lightweight affordable armour for ship & other naval craft | 拢74,499.75 |
| Plasan Sasa Ltd (SME) | CDE35392: Ballistic & spall protection of maritime platforms protecting military platforms | 拢88,242.00 |
| Morgan Advanced Materials - Composites and Defence Systems (SME) | CDE35341: Application of land domain armour systems to the maritime domain with added passive fire protection | 拢76,650.00 |
| Plextek Ltd (SME) | CDE35294: Armour technology in-field & non-contact detection of armour damage | 拢79,402.00 |
| QinetiQ (large) | CDE35333: Low-cost scored transparent amour for improved multi-hit capability | 拢49,620.84 |
| HiETA Technologies Ltd (SME) | CDE35407: Development of consolidated biometric armour concept by multi-material addictive manufacture | 拢72,500.00 |
| BAE Systems (large) | CDE35002: MUDPAC | 拢78,298.40 |
| Stuart Cowling Ltd (SME) | CDE34913: Passive/dynamic counteraction of vehicle global acceleration due to mine blast | 拢88,047.20 |
| Strathcyde University (academia) | CDE35357: A computational framework for underwater shock response of marine structures | 拢27,250.00 |
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy (large) | CDE35245: Novel interchangeable tessellating armour system (ITAS) | 拢67,254.43 |
Integrated computational materials science and engineering
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary University of London (academia) | CDE34762: High strain rate fracture for ceramic armours | 拢62,926.00 |
| HIETA Technologies Ltd (SME) | CDE35168: Modelling simulation & validation through testing of multii-density & hierarchal lattice structures designed for lightweight danmage tolerant structures achievable thriough additive manufacturing | 拢71,000.00 |
| Strathcyde University (academia) | CDE35174: Multi-scale modeling of stess corosion cracking by using peridynamics | 拢27,255.00 |
| ARTIS (SME) | CDE35157: Condition monitoring & lifetime prediction for rubber components | 拢73,886.74 |
| Malvern Optical Ltd (SME) | CDE35213: Solar glint modelling of materials in a simulated environment for real-time signature assessment | 拢66,097.50 |
| 听 | CDE34943: Design tools for novel graded refractive index structures for electro-optic signature control | 拢37,275.00 |
| National Physical Laboratory (large) | CDE34833: Integrated modelling of composite damage in harsh thermal environments | 拢79,728.00 |
| Atlas ElektroniK UK Ltd (SME) | CDE34799: Modelling approaches for adepth-insensitive broadband acoustic absorber material | 拢63,515.26 |
| University of Surrey (academia | CDE35224: Development of enabling technology to model crosslinked poymers | 拢57,756.00 |
| University of Southampton (academia) | CDE34753: Synthesis of nanoparticles & formation of coating in DC plasma reactors computational modelling | 拢35,762.00 |
| 听 | CDE35191: Towards big-data driven design of high strain-rate materials | 拢63,467.60 |
Cyber defence: host-based detection of cyber insider threats
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Cubica Technology (SME) | CDE35129: Behaviour analysis & early-stage insider threat detection via deep learning of multiple host observables | 拢44,125.00 |
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy (large) | CDE34785: Securing against the insider threat | 拢59,154.58 |
| Noumena research Ventures (SME) | CDE34891: Oblivious monitoring games to catch malicious insiders | 拢99,622.50 |
| RipJar Ltd (SME) | CDE34922: Realtime behaviour anomaly detection detection exploiting both metadata & unstructured content | 拢136,125.00 |
| Lancaster University (academia) | CDE34927: Automating the extraction & evaluation of interpersonal behaviours that identify legitimate insiders | 拢41,510.35 |
| Durham University (academia) | CDE34938: Identifying anolamous human behaviour inheterogenous systems using beneficial intelligent software (Ben-ware) | 拢134,818.41 |
| ThinkingSafe Ltd (SME) | CDE34941: Host-based insider threat detection-automated threat detection using novel behavioural threat indicators | 拢93,000.00 |
| University of Oxford (academia) | CDE34988: METAVIS bio & man-made environmental visual metaphors for insider threat detection in digital systems | 拢98,263.16 |
| Project4 technologies Ltd (SME) | CDE35128: Cyber defence | 拢110,775.00 |
| Insighlytics Ltd (SME) | CDE35140: Anomaly detection inside a reasoning system | 拢67,875.00 |
| University of South Wales (academia) | CDE35047: A NICHE approach to host based insider threat detection | 拢92,500.00 |
UK Biological Engagement Programme: strengthening biological security
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| LSHTM (acadmia) | CDE34507: Improving capacity for safe & secure detection of select febrile diseases in Afghanistan | 拢94,684.08 |
| Innoventors Ltd (SME) | CDE34507: Developing enhanced strategic & management capabilities of the leadership of recipient institutions engaged with the UKBEP - a pilot stydy of gap analysis & test of the contents | 拢92,607.00 |
Novel solutions for emulating ship signatures
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra Electronics Sonar Systems (SME) | CDE34134: A bubble driven acoustic source | 拢52,733.74 |
| Thales UK (large) | CDE34318: Control of closed loop sweep core material propoerties to enhance magnetic field emulation | 拢31,611.25 |
| Magnifye (SME) | CDE34340: Superconductors for emulating ship signatures (Succss) | 拢45,924.00 |
| Atlas ElektroniK UK (large) | CDE34346: A Distributed Inflatable Magnetic Source | 拢74,347.04 |
| 听 | CDE34347: Bio-Inspired Stridulating Compact Acoustic Source | 拢62,201.30 |
| 听 | CDE34351: Superconducting Magnetic Sources | 拢47,345.39 |
| 听 | CDE34363: Controllable Pulse-Power as a Compact Ultra-Wideband Acoustic Source for Advanced Mine Sweeping | 拢31,010.96 |
The medic of the future
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy (large) | CDE33558: Military patient transport MedicMat - medic platform for the future | 拢64,907.30 |
| Inova Design Ltd (lSME) | CDE33688: Identifying novel systems that will help those injured in battle (鈥淪upport鈥�) non-invasive continuous core temperature monitor | 拢79,734.76 |
| Trauma Simulation Ltd (SME) | CDE33698: Trauma simulation of massive lower limb/pelvic injury | 拢78,831.32 |
| Sheffield Hallam University (academia) | CDE33859: Simulated Environments | 拢58,375.60 |
| Plextek Ltd (SME) | CDE34240: Immersive simulation of pre-hospital emergency care on the battlefield | 拢74,925.00 |
Innovation in drug development processes
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Moleculomics Ltd (SME) | CDE33517: A multi-genome in silico platform for identification & screening of antimicrobial targets | 拢53,500.70 |
| University of Exeter (academia) | CDE33557: High throughput identification of protein variants for efficient structure-based drug design | 拢67,536.57 |
| Platform kinetics Ltd (SME) | CDE33616: A microfluidic enrichment platform for identifying braod-spectrum inhibitiors & permeabilisation molecules from a chemically diverse library using real-time bioinformatics measurements on lipid | 拢79,302.00 |
| CYP Design Ltd (SME) | CDE34072: Proof-of-concept validation of an automated platform for lead optimisation of safe effective broad-spectrum antibacterial compounds | 拢78,450.00 |
| Durham University (academia) | CDE34091: Membrane reactive small molecules | 拢79,989.44 |
Secure communications
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Mobbu Ltd (SME) | CDE33366: Human usable security for smartphones& tablets using wearable computing devices | 拢72,063.00 |
| Roke Manor Research Ltd (large) | CDE33479: Novel material use to enable secure on-body wireless communications | 拢52,744.06 |
| 听 | CDE33701: Adding anti-jam capabilities to cellular phones | 拢69,828.48 |
| 听 | CDE33727: Minimising the network impact of video analytics without impactingthe intelligence it provides | 拢84,812.79 |
| Voicekey Ltd (SME) | CDE33485: Proof-of-concept system using factor on-device identity management for secure remote IT system access from BOYD & COTS mobile enterpise devices | 拢49,830.00 |
| Noumena research Ventures (SME) | CDE33722: Securing COTS DRM for military coalitions | 拢64,400.00 |
| Metrarc Ltd (SME) | CDE33782: Insure icmetrics based security fot COTS equiment | 拢71,599.12 |
| ThinkingSafe Ltd (SME) | CDE33819: Secure computing at the front line- light-weight low energy secure storage vaults with proactive replication of encryted intelligience maps overlays & sensor data for IM/IX applications | 拢55,860.00 |
| Thales UK Ltd (large) | CDE33831: Mobile high grade secure voice (and data) over LTE | 拢58,800.00 |
| The Technology partnership PLC (SME) | CDE33846: 鈥減lug & play鈥� smart skin to enable secure & controlled communication between COTS communication equipment & existing secure infrastructure | 拢92,874.00 |
| Plextek Ltd (SME) | CDE33893: Trusted execution environments spanning mobile & untrusted cloud servers | 拢71,925.00 |
| University of S t Andrews (academia) | CDE33900: Security by design & construction - using advanced type theory to enforce safe & correct communication protocols | 拢46,302.00 |
Countering insider threat attacks
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Arquebus Solutions Ltd (SME) | CDE33244: Rapid generation of Avatars & virtual operatingenvironments to support a semi-immersive mobile learning experience focussed on cultural awareness& behavioural, threat & risk identification | 拢80,050.00 |
| University of Massachusetts Center for Terrorism & security Studies (academia) | CDE33246: A quantitative analysis of the role of battlefield casualties as a motivator & predictor of insider attacks in Afghanistan. | 拢39,845.00 |
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy (large) | CDE33323: Learning detection, diffusion & dissuasion skills from Industry experts to conuter insider threat attacks in afghanistan & beyond | 拢39,881.33 |
Precision timing and navigation
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| National Physical Laboratory (large) | CDE32885: Ion microchipsfor atomic quantum technologies | 拢139,987.00 |
| 听 | CDE32914: Hollow-core-fibre microwave atomic clock alternative to CSAC | 拢139,898.00 |
| 听 | CDE32939: compact waveguide atom interferometers for ultrasensitive gyroscopes, gravimeters & accelerometers | 拢138,875.00 |
| Astrium Services (SME) | CDE32889: High Q high stability diamond based microwave MEMS resonators | 拢119,903.23 |
| University of Southampton (academia) | CDE32925: Micro magneto optical traps for inertial sensing & timing | 拢43,710.00 |
| University of Nottingham (academia) | CDE33014: Graphene multilayer-based atom chips: a new platform for developing portable cold-atom/solid-state quantum sensors | 拢38,141.00 |
| Goodrich SIS (SME) | CDE33024: Dynamic tuning of capacitive gyro CDE33025: High precision MEMS accelerometer with high Q CDE33026: North seeking sensor application |
拢299,111.00 |
| University of Leeds (academia) | CDE33029: Robust gyroscopes with quantum-enhanced precision | 拢65,056.85 |
| Imperial College London (academia) | CDE33040: Atom chip technology for portable navigation & sensing devices | 拢91,829.77 |
| Heriot-Watt University (academia) | CDE33063: towards silicon micro-ring resonator frequency combs | 拢105,627.89 |
| University of Birmingham (academia) | CDE33080: Minaturized optical lattice clock for ultraprecise timimg | 拢126,237.60 |
| Plextek Ltd (SME) | CDE33135: Resilient time & location estimation for networked assets | 拢81,023.00 |
The challenges of countering terrorist networks
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Jane technologies Ltd (SME) | CDE31531: Rapid Infrmation Triage for translation priority | 拢69,000.00 |
| Tumbling Dice (SME) | CDE31604: Global network analysis with real-time streaming functionality & generic applicability | 拢45,632.00 |
| Hyperspace Corporation Ltd (SME) | CDE32146: Augmentation of analytical workflow | 拢70,500.00 |
| Roke Manor Research Ltd (large) | CDE32410: Bio-inspired relevance filtering | 拢79,328.68 |
| BAE Systems (large) | CDE32448: Human Mobility analysis & anomaly detection | 拢69,282.35 |
| Xuvasi Ltd (SME) | CDE32461: GIST | 拢43,805.00 |
| Montveix Ltd (SME) | CDE32550: Social media triage & Wikification of News feeds | 拢50,833.25 |
Smart and multifunctional micro- and nano-scale materials and structures for defence and security
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| University of Exeter (academia) | CDE31809: Smart multifunctional materials lightweight high temperature nanoreinforced structures | 拢46,675.82 |
| University of Nottingham(academia) | CDE31898: Smart inks for 3D printed tailored dielctric composites (SMART 3D) | 拢70,477.00 |
| Nottingham Trent University (academia) | CDE31938: Advanced manufacturing of smat & intelligent textiles (SMIT) | 拢78,285.62 |
| Roke Manor Research Ltd (large) | CDE31961: Investigation into the utility of electromanetic surface waves for structural health & battle damage monitoring | 拢78,007.65 |
| The Technology Partnership PLC (large) | CDE32032: Smart packaging for passive long-term historical logging of environmental parameters | 拢70,180.00 |
| National Physical Laboratory (large) | CDE32088: Boron nitride nanocomposites for step change improvements in heat shield & armour material performance | 拢64,675.00 |
| LMAT (SME) | CDE32108: Smart multifunctional helicopter rotor balde protective coatings | 拢69,575.00 |
| University of Bath (academia) | CDE32154: Flexible shear stress & pressure sensor matrices for imagin gfluid dynamics on microscopic scales | 拢61,994.20 |
| University of Birmingham (academia) | CDE32163: Additive layer manufacturing of superelastic-auxetic structures experimental development & numerical modelling | 拢45,447.00 |
| University of Leeds (academia) | CDE32189: TACCLE tailored active ceramic composites for low mass increased endurance flow architectures | 拢72,551.70 |
Generic enablers for low Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWAPC) ISTAR
| Organisation and type | CDE reference and project title | Contract value |
|---|---|---|
| Heriot-Watt University (academia) | CDE31186: Minature conformal lightweight & low cost RF antennas | 拢97,804.00 |
| Thales UK (large) | CDE31581: Man-portable soldiers lookout aid | 拢52,559.34 |
| Lancaster University (academia) | CDE31670: AURORA automatd real-time on-board video/data analytics | 拢79,699.54 |
| Roke Manor Research Ltd (large) | CDE31693: - dramatically reducing the power burden for UAV reconnaissance operations operations on a perch & stare system | 拢76,454.33 |
| University of Bristol (academia) | CDE31743: AUROR enabling low-power & low-cost sensors with hardware accelerated video super-resloution | 拢75,333.00 |