The aim of this competition is to accelerate the adoption of quantum enabled position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and sensing technologies by addressing specific technical and commercial barriers.
Status: OPEN
Reference: 2539
Publication date: 7 August 2026
Opening date: 4 August 2026
Deadline model: Single-stage
Deadline date: 16 September 2026 11:00am UK time
Description
Your project must identify one or more barriers to adoption for a quantum technology in a specific use case and propose an innovative solution to address them.
Your project must:
- outline one or more technical or commercial barriers and describe how this impedes customer adoption of your quantum enabled technology
- deliver an innovative, competitive solution to this barrier
- demonstrate the feasibility and commercial viability of the solution
Activities such as field trials, proof of concept demonstrations, and other means of facilitating end user or customer engagement should be considered the primary objectives of your proposal, alongside any required technical developments.
We encourage projects that:
- propose new or significantly extend existing use cases
- co-develop the solution with an end user
- integrate quantum enabled technologies with existing user technologies, platforms, or workflows
- deploy quantum enabled technologies in representative operational settings or challenging environments