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Listening Ear

UK public-sector supplier
Large

Listening Ear is a charity and social enterprise that offers counselling and emotional support services to individuals affected by bereavement, loss, and domestic abuse. They also provide professional training and support for looked after children and carers.

listening-ear.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£2.0m
Live
9
Buyers
15
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts9 / 22
  • Top buyers15
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
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Quick answer — Listening EarUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Listening Ear has won £2.0m across 15 public-sector buyers, with 9 live contracts.

Why: top buyer Islington Council at 40% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
9 of 22Live contracts
40%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
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 6
Butterflies – Affected by Bereavement & LossDiAmond – Emotional Support for Domestic AbuseTitanium – Looked After Children & CarersVIDA – Occupational Health CounsellingAmparo – Support Following SuicideMindset – Professional Training & Services
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • 2223-0314 North Central London Support-after-Suicide ServiceIslington Council · £825k
  • St Helens Council Employee Counselling ServicesSt Helens Council · £60k

Extracted automatically from listening-ear.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 · 1

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 · 1
BACP AccreditationBritish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy · Certification ↗

Extracted automatically from listening-ear.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 · 9 live · 13 historic

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

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Suicide Bereavement (Postvention) Service
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust8511100011 Sept 2023£150k2 yrsClosed
2223-0314 North Central London Support-after-Suicide Service
Islington Council8531230001 Oct 2023£825k2 yrsClosed
Provision of Counselling Services in Mid and South Essex
Attain8510000001 Mar 2023£131k2 yrsClosed
Counselling Services for Knowsley Council's Occupational Health Service
Knowsley Council8514700001 Jan 2023£86k3 yrsClosed
St Helens Council Employee Counselling Services
St Helens Council7900000001 Apr 2022£60k2 yrsClosed
NHS Rotherham CCG : Suicide Bereavement Support Service
NHS Sheffield CCG8531230001 Feb 2022£167k13 moClosed
COV - Coventry and Warwickshire Suicide Postvention Bereavement Support - AWARD
Shared Service (CSW)8500000001 Sept 2021£189k3 yrsClosed
Supportive Interventions for Children Affected by Domestic Abuse
Knowsley Council8500000001 Apr 2020£59k12 moClosed
Counselling Services for Knowsley Council (2018)
Knowsley Council8531232002 Apr 2018£64k3 yrsClosed
Occupational Health Services
Liverpool City Council8510000001 Nov 2017£93k2 yrsClosed
Total live value — · mean award £93k1–10 of 22

Top buyers · 15 buyers · top 3 = 61%

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

✓ From notices
1
Islington Council
2 contracts
40%
since 2023
2
Knowsley Council
5 contracts
12%
since 2017
3
Shared Service (CSW)
1 contract
9%
since 2021
4
NHS Sheffield CCG
1 contract
8%
since 2021
5
Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust
1 contract
7%
since 2023
6
Attain
1 contract
6%
since 2023
7
Merseyside Police - Procurement Department
1 contract
5%
since 2017
8
Liverpool City Council
1 contract
5%
since 2017
9
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract
4%
since 2016
10
St Helens Council
1 contract
3%
since 2022

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London2 contracts
48%
North West10 contracts
34%
Yorkshire1 contract
10%
West Midlands1 contract
9%
East Midlands3 contracts
0%
Eastern1 contract
0%
South East1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 84% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Listening Ear highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
OH
Optima Health UK Limited
No£29.4m2
LH
Lotus Home Care Limited
Yes£13.4m2
PH
PRIVATE HOME CARE UK LIMITED
Yes£13.1m1
C&
City & County Care Services Ltd
Yes£13.1m1
DC
Domiciliary Care Services (UK) Limited
Yes£13.1m1
LE
Listening Ear
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Red flags · 0 active

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

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

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

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

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

✓ From notices
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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

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

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.

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