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title: "Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Chess for prisoners at HMP Elmley"
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# Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Chess for prisoners at HMP Elmley

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17dc52ab-7658-4f9f-817c-bd2b516e7232

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice procured education and training services to provide chess for prisoners at HMP Elmley. The appointed supplier is to develop and run a Chess Club, creating purposeful activity for prisoners who might not otherwise engage with the prison regime. The club is intended to build confidence, teamwork and communication skills, while supporting numeracy and literacy development. This is a specialist prison education and enrichment service rather than a supply-only chess equipment contract. Delivery is at HMP Elmley, in the South East of England. Organisations with experience delivering structured learning, recreational education or personal development programmes in custodial settings would find the subject matter most relevant, particularly where they can use chess as a practical tool for engagement and skills development.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective call-off from the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender submission deadline was 19 June 2026 at 3pm, and the contract was awarded on 28 July 2026. Bhuku Ltd received the contract for £18,000. The contract period runs from 4 August 2026 to 3 May 2027. The requirement was classified as education and training services and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The award information records an active award to Bhuku Ltd. The procurement was evaluated through the dynamic purchasing system call-off process; the available details do not state a separate price, quality or experience weighting.

This award demonstrates demand from the Ministry of Justice for focused, practical learning activities that engage prisoners through chess and connect participation with confidence, communication, teamwork, numeracy and literacy outcomes. A credible future supplier would need to design and manage a structured Chess Club, motivate prisoners who may not normally take part in prison activities, and show how sessions produce purposeful educational and personal-development benefits. Relevant capability could include chess instruction, adult or community learning, prison education, youth or offender rehabilitation, and the measurement of learner engagement and progress. The requirement is suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that a smaller specialist provider can be competitive where it has reliable delivery capacity, appropriate safeguarding and custodial-setting experience, and can work constructively with prison staff.

## Notice

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Chess for prisoners at HMP Elmley. The supplier will develop a Chess Club. The chess club shall support prisoners in gaining confidence, upskill them in teamwork, communication skills and supported numeracy and literacy development. Chess also allows those who would not normally engage in the regime to take part in purposeful activity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974e08d1-2f34-4a0d-bf4c-3206c8147e69 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2026 - 3 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ministry of Justice |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bhuku Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 15:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974e08d1-2f34-4a0d-bf4c-3206c8147e69

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974e08d1-2f34-4a0d-bf4c-3206c8147e69
  1st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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