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Tender: University of Liverpool Trials Tank Pilot — 6‑Month SME Dual‑Use Innovation & Re‑industrialisation (Oct 2026–Mar 2027)

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Closed11 Sep 2026

Est. valueEstimate£30K to £370K

LocationNorth East

AgencyUNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryResearch & Development

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 11 Sept 2026

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University of Liverpool is seeking a commercial partner or consortium to deliver its Muster Programme “Trials Tank” six‑month pilot (October 2026 to March 2027) to support Liverpool City Region SMEs to explore, develop and prove dual‑use products and services. The pilot is demand‑led and will be anchored to real technical and capability challenges sourced from UK prime contractors and from recent UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), Innovate UK and MOD calls; full requirement details, deliverables, stretch objectives and timeline are set out in the Specification and Further Particulars (B). Any resulting contract will be subject to the University’s Terms and Conditions of Contract (document E).

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