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Chess ICT Limited

IT services · Alderley Edge
SME

Chess ICT is one of the UK’s leading independent technology service providers, offering a range of IT solutions and services to businesses and public sector organizations. They focus on reducing costs, delivering efficiency, and enhancing security through digital transformation and innovative technology.

chessict.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£42.3m
Live
13
Buyers
17
12m
£1.4m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts13 / 25
  • Top buyers17
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Chess ICT LimitedUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Chess ICT Limited has won £42.3m across 17 public-sector buyers, with 13 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer YPO at 91% · 84% in IT services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
13 of 25Live contracts
91%Top-buyer concentration
84%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 3
Digital TransformationConsultancy, AI Solutions, Collaboration, Business Intelligence, Web Development, Software Development, Cloud Hosting & Managed IT Services. ↗Managed ServicesComprehensive IT management and support services. ↗ConsultancyTechnology and business consulting services. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • YPO - 000976 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication SolutionsYPO · £19.7m
  • YPO - 001229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions IIYPO · £18.8m

Extracted automatically from chessict.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships · 2

Credentials listed on the supplier’s website. Not yet checked against issuer registers.

◐ From supplier website
Core credentials · 2/6
Cyber EssentialsNCSC ↗✓Cyber Essentials PlusNCSC ↗✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓

Extracted automatically from chessict.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 13 live · 12 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
SharePointM365Data Architecture Consultancy
East Sussex County Council7200000001 Oct 2025£1.2m3 yrsLive
Sophos - Central Intercept X Advanced with XDR
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust4800000001 Jul 2025£230k5 yrsLive
Sharepoint Platform Support (Direct Award) - AWARD
London Fire Commissioner7222230019 May 2025£125k1.5 yrsLive
Mobile Phone Contract
New College Durham3250000001 May 2025£52k3 yrsLive
YPO - 001229 Network Connectivity and Telecommunication Solutions II
YPO7200000001 Oct 2024£18.8m4 yrsLive
Public Web Hosting
Student Loans Company7222230001 Oct 2024£485k4 yrsLive
IT Security Software Sophos Licence
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust7221221816 Sept 2024£529k2 yrsLive
Mobile Telephony
South Staffordshire District Council3225000016 Sept 2024£113k5 yrsLive
Purchase of services relating to development of the CCS Umbraco digital platform.
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust7200000001 Feb 2025£162k2 yrsLive
Teams Telephony - Site Roll Out (RM6116)
English Heritage Trust7270000002 Apr 2024£16k12 moClosed
Total live value £21.6m · mean award £1.7m1–10 of 25

Top buyers · 17 buyers · top 3 = 95%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
YPO
3 contracts
91%
since 2020
2
East Sussex County Council
1 contract
3%
since 2025
3
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
1%
since 2024
4
Student Loans Company
1 contract
1%
since 2024
5
NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
2 contracts
1%
since 2020
6
Doncaster MBC
4 contracts
1%
since 2020
7
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts
1%
since 2023
8
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
2 contracts
0%
since 2024
9
Moat Homes Limited
1 contract
0%
since 2021
10
London Fire Commissioner
1 contract
0%
since 2025

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 84%.

✓ From notices
IT services72
84%
Software packages48
16%
⚠ Concentration: 84% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
Yorkshire4 contracts
92%
South East2 contracts
3%
Eastern5 contracts
2%
North East4 contracts
1%
London3 contracts
1%
West Midlands1 contract
0%
South West1 contract
0%
North West1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Chess ICT Limited highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£331.6m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
IS
Influential Software Services
Yes£30.0m1
CI
Chess ICT Limited
Yes£1.4m—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 30 Apr 2025
Confirmation statement
Due in -1d
Next due 21 Jul 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
04512773
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
16 Aug 2002
Reg. office
Bridgford House, Heyes Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7JP
SIC codes
96090
Last accounts
30 Apr 2025
Next accounts due
31 Jan 2027

Directors & PSC

  • BTESH, John Richard Mark — secretary
    Appointed 19 Sept 2025
  • PRYER, Warren — director
    Appointed 01 Jun 2016
  • BTESH, Richard — director
    Appointed 22 Aug 2014
  • DRACUP, Stephen — director
    Appointed 22 Aug 2014
  • POLLOCK, Charles David — director
    Appointed 25 Nov 2002
  • Chess Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent
  • Mr Charles David Pollock — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
CHESS ICT LIMITED
04512773 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.