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Institute of Customer Service

London
Large

The Institute of Customer Service is dedicated to inspiring a service nation by providing training, professional development, and accreditation in customer service. They offer various resources and support for both organizations and individuals to enhance customer service standards.

instituteofcustomerservice.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£304k
Live
4
Buyers
10
12m
—
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 13
  • Top buyers10
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — Institute of Customer ServiceUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Institute of Customer Service has won £304k across 10 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer HM Land Registry at 19% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 13Live contracts
19%Top-buyer concentration
—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

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

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

↔ Cross-checked
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 · 2
Certificate coursesProfessional development courses aimed at enhancing customer service skills. ↗TrainingWorkshops and training sessions designed to improve customer service capabilities. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • HMLR701091 - Membership for the Institute of Customer ServiceHM Land Registry · £57k

Extracted automatically from instituteofcustomerservice.com 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 · 0/6
Cyber EssentialsNot evidenced✓
Cyber Essentials PlusNot evidenced✓
ISO 27001 — Information securityNot evidenced✓
ISO 9001 — QualityNot evidenced✓
ISO 14001 — EnvironmentalNot evidenced✓
ISO 45001 — Health & safetyNot evidenced✓
Other credentials & memberships · 2
TrainingMarkInstitute of Customer Service · Standard ↗ServiceMarkInstitute of Customer Service · Standard ↗

Extracted automatically from instituteofcustomerservice.com 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 · 4 live · 9 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
HMLR701091 - Membership for the Institute of Customer Service
HM Land Registry9810000001 Apr 2025£57k3 yrsLive
Provision of UK Customer Satisfaction Index Report
DfT, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency7300000001 Aug 2024£28k2 yrsLive
Institute of Customer Services Membership
UK Hydrographic Office7990000001 Nov 2022£26k3 yrsClosed
Membership of Institute of Customer Service
Department for Work & Pensions7990000001 Mar 2022£35k2 yrsClosed
21-S-12
NS&I7931000001 Feb 2022£33k2 yrsClosed
STA of Institute for Customer Service analysis and research
Crown Commercial Service7933000012 Oct 2021£11k1 moClosed
Provision of UK Customer Satisfaction Index Report - Extension
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency7300000002 Aug 2021£17k2 yrsClosed
Provision of UK Customer Satisfaction Index Report
Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency7300000002 Aug 2021£8k12 moClosed
Membership to Institute of Customer Service
Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.7300000006 Jul 2021£17k2.1 yrsClosed
Provision of Institute of Customer Services (ICS) Report
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency7930000006 Sept 2018£23k3 yrsClosed
Total live value £85k · mean award £23k1–10 of 13

Top buyers · 10 buyers · top 3 = 48%

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

✓ From notices
1
HM Land Registry
1 contract
19%
since 2025
2
HER MAJESTYS LAND REGISTRY
1 contract
16%
since 2018
3
DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
2 contracts
13%
since 2018
4
Department for Work & Pensions
1 contract
12%
since 2022
5
NS&I
2 contracts
11%
since 2022
6
DfT, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
1 contract
9%
since 2024
7
UK Hydrographic Office
2 contracts
9%
since 2022
8
Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
1 contract
6%
since 2021
9
Crown Commercial Service
1 contract
3%
since 2021
10
Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency
1 contract
3%
since 2021

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South East2 contracts
40%
London3 contracts
37%
South West2 contracts
14%
North West1 contract
6%
Wales1 contract
4%
Region resolved for 61% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Institute of Customer Service highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
XE
XEWLI LIMITED
Yes£19.9m1
IR
IFF Research
No£10.4m1
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£4.1m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£3.3m7
BP
Bloom Procurement Services
Yes£3.0m2
IO
Institute of Customer Service
No——
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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.

↔ Cross-checked
Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 25 Feb 2027
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.
03316394
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Guarant Nsc Limited Exemption
Incorporated
11 Feb 1997
Reg. office
Ground Floor 4, Gainsford Street, London, SE1 2NE
SIC codes
94120
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • STARR, Jacqueline — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2024
  • ARMAH, Winifred Naa Deedei — secretary
    Appointed 17 Jul 2024
  • PITT, Christopher John — director
    Appointed 05 Jun 2024
  • MACLEOD, David Torquil — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2023
  • EDWARDS, Graham Winston — director
    Appointed 13 Jul 2022
  • FELL, Shirley Elizabeth — director
    Appointed 20 Jul 2016

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
INSTITUTE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE
03316394 · this company

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