Coming up· published 15 Sept 2025
Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS)
Portsmouth City Council · Portsmouth, South East
Portsmouth City Council is planning Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Portsmouth.
Source: Find a Tender, published 15 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 12:32
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Portsmouth City Council is planning Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Portsmouth. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £1,815,900.
Find a Tender published it on 15 September 2025. The notice number is 056575-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059a54.
Summary of the contracting process
Portsmouth City Council is initiating a planning phase for the procurement of the "Lived Experience Recovery Service" (LERS), classified under rehabilitation services (CPV: 85312500). This tender is situated within the region of Portsmouth (UKJ31) and follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing the typical Public Contracts Regulations. The procurement process invites expressions of interest from qualified lived experience recovery organisations.
The Council aims to award the contract on 30th December 2025, with an anticipated start date of 1st April 2026. The contract is for an initial term of 2 months and 3 years, with an option to extend for an additional three years, bringing the total potential contract value to £1,815,900.
The notice in full
Portsmouth City Council ('the Council') is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified lived experience recovery organisations for the provision of a Lived Experience Recovery Service. The Council wishes to award a contract via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process. This notice is to enable providers to approach the Council and express their interest in being considered as the most suitable provider.
Expressions of interest should be sent via email to phcontracts@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. This will be published for 14 days as per the requirements of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023. The Council is envisaging awarding on 30/12/2025 with a contract commencing on on 1st April 2026.
The contract term will be for 2 months and 3 years, which includes a mobilisation period of 2 months, and the possibility to extend for a further 3 years. The lifetime value of the contract is PS1,815,900, including any possible extension.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
We are procuring an independent lived experience recovery service to promote and provide lived experience involvement, and co-production, throughout our drug and alcohol treatment system. The Service will provide both harm reduction and recovery support. They will be trauma informed, evidence-based and tailored to meet the needs of individuals and communities in order to empower people to lead drug / alcohol free lives, where possible.
The service will deliver independent advocacy, peer mentoring, peer support groups, recovery check-ins and training and support for volunteers. The provider will work closely with our main drug and alcohol treatment provider to co-deliver some specific service provision, such as Project W, our women only service. The service will be a key delivery partner in making Portsmouth an Inclusive Recovery City.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,815,900
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 056575-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059a54
- CPV code
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Town
- Portsmouth
- Postcode
- PO1 2AL
- Electoral ward
- Charles Dickens
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Delivery area
- Portsmouth
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Portsmouth
- Area
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Portsmouth City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Procurement Service
- Address
- Portsmouth, PO1 2AL · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS)
When will the Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS) tender open?
Portsmouth City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS) contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,815,900.
Who is the buyer for Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS)?
Portsmouth City Council, based in Portsmouth, South East. The named contact is Procurement Service.
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