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Published 1 Sept 2026

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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

Authority: Ministry of Justice

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
CPV: Education and training services (80000000)
Published DPS value£18,000Agreement value, exc. VAT; may be a ceiling, not a single purchase
Contract ends 3 May 2027
Awarded to Bhuku Ltd
Contract starts 4 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Buyer reference
tender_532726/1606764
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
London, United Kingdom; South East, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    28 Jul 2026
  2. Contract starts
    4 Aug 2026
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2026
  4. Contract ends
    3 May 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Ministry of JusticeContracting authority 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP, EnglandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Bhuku LtdSupplier 3 Rudd Close, Peterborough, PE1 5BE
    Identifier
    15547198 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-17dc52ab-7658-4f9f-817c-bd2b516e7232-2026-09-01T15:46:59+01:00
Published
1 Sept 2026
Latest update
1 Sept 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-17dc52ab-7658-4f9f-817c-bd2b516e7232
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-17dc52ab-7658-4f9f-817c-bd2b516e7232-1