Tender

Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO)

PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

13 Mar 2026 at 15:52

Summary of the contracting process

Peterborough City Council is actively seeking proposals for the establishment of a fully independent Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO) focused on rehabilitation services for individuals recovering from drug and alcohol use. This tender is governed by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and will be awarded based on an open procedure. The contract, valued at £468,748.50, spans from 1st July 2026 to 31st March 2029, with the possibility of a 12-month extension at the discretion of the authority. Interested parties must submit their proposals by 13th April 2026, as the bidding process will formally open shortly thereafter.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health care services, particularly those with expertise in peer support and recovery initiatives. Organisations with experience in grassroots community projects and the capacity to engage in subcontracting will find this tender particularly advantageous. Suitable providers should be registered with the UK Information Commissioners Office and be prepared to implement LERO standards in line with national guidelines. The contract encourages collaborative efforts with local voluntary and community sector organisations, helping to foster innovation and sustainability in recovery services within Peterborough, thereby positioning successful bidders to be essential contributors to the local community's well-being and economy.

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Notice Title

Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO)

Notice Description

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Peterborough City Council has an ambition to establish a fully independent Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO) in Peterborough to support people recovering from drug and alcohol use. A lived experience recovery organisation (LERO) is an organisation led by people with lived experience of drug and alcohol recovery. LEROs deliver a wide range of harm reduction interventions, peer support and recovery support services and they can help people to access and engage in treatment and other support services. The contract term is 1st July 2026 - 31st March 2029 with one option to extend by a further 12 months, to be taken at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Peterborough City Council has an ambition to establish a fully independent Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO) in Peterborough to support people recovering from drug and alcohol use. A lived experience recovery organisation (LERO) is an organisation led by people with lived experience of drug and alcohol recovery. LEROs deliver a wide range of harm reduction interventions, peer support and recovery support services and they can help people to access and engage in treatment and other support services. These peer-led initiatives often grow from small local projects delivered by an informal group of people in treatment or recovery, into organisations with formal legal structures and staff and volunteer teams. These organizations provide peer support, harm reduction services, and help individuals access treatment and other support services including a wide range of different activities, from health and fitness to employment skills and development of supportive social capital and networks. Crucially they aim to fill gaps in the support system and empower those in recovery by providing a voice to shape local services. The provider will be expected to oversee and facilitate the service development, engagement activities, and co-production required to establish and support a fully functional and sustainable LERO by 2030. A key expectation underpinning the commission is that the provider will create a process and develop a model for the management of all activities required within the service, whether delivered by the lead provider and/or sub-contractors, and provide an assurance process to enable the development of the LERO over the life of the contract, They will have overall responsibility for the development of the LERO managed through a programme development plan setting out the financial and other resources, relationships, models of communication, peer support, engagement and delivery skills to enable a sustainable, credible, grass roots, lived experienced led recovery organisation to flourish. It is recognised that establishing a fully independent LERO may take some time. The Council is offering a 4-year contract (3 years +1) to fund the development of a lived experience recovery offer as detailed in this service specification. The key deliverable for the contract will be the establishment of co-produced projects that can evolve in time into a Peterborough LERO offer. This must enable the independent voice of a wide range of service users, their families, communities and other key stakeholders to help drive the LERO development. Alongside this it is essential that the Lead Provider can deliver the leadership and facilitation required to develop a network of LERO offers into a sustainable organised LERO before the end of the contract. The LERO itself must embody key features as set out in the Governments guidance1 and the best practice guidance set put by the College of Lived Experience Organisations. A key mechanism for the development of the LERO will be the lead provider's dispersal and monitoring of a range of optional subcontracted activities delivered via local voluntary and community sector organisations. Across the life of the contract, these subcontracting opportunities may be offered with the express aim of supporting grass roots/ lived experience co-production work. Outputs from this will shape the evolution of the LERO and enable it to become sustainable by the end of the contract. In this way the appointee will act as "lead provider" and alongside assuming overall responsibility for the delivery of the LERO offer, will provide day to day LERO related support for recipients, which may incorporate the subcontracting of all or part of the service to support a wide range of smaller activities in support of the main contract to flow updates and activity reports to the commissioner. The contract term is 1st July 2026 - 31st March 2029 with one option to extend by a further 12 months, to be taken at the sole discretion of the Authority. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Options: The contract term is 1st July 2026 - 31st March 2029 with one option to extend by a further 12 months, to be taken at the sole discretion of the Authority.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023157-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£468,748 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£468,748 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Mar 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
13 Apr 20265 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PETERBOROUGH
Postcode
PE2 8TY
Post Town
Peterborough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH41 Peterborough
Delivery Location
TLH11 Peterborough

Local Authority
Peterborough
Electoral Ward
Fletton and Stanground
Westminster Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire

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