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

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Ministry of Justice.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Ministry of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Bhuku Ltd
- Award value: £18,000
- Tender value: £18,000
- Award date: 28 July 2026
- Published: 1 September 2026
- Contract start: 4 August 2026
- Contract end: 3 May 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 974e08d1-2f34-4a0d-bf4c-3206c8147e69-912625
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17dc52ab-7658-4f9f-817c-bd2b516e7232

## 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/974e08d1-2f34-4a0d-bf4c-3206c8147e69-912625)