---
title: "UK7 - Contract Details Notice - Lived Experience"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078f28"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Ministry of Justice"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# UK7 - Contract Details Notice - Lived Experience

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078f28

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice commissioned a lived-experience recovery coach service for people on probation in the Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough Probation Delivery Unit. The service supports people subject to Drug Rehabilitation Requirements or Alcohol Treatment Requirements, as well as people with identified substance misuse needs under probation supervision. Recovery coaches with personal experience of addiction and recovery provide support to encourage engagement and motivation, help people comply with treatment, and contribute to reducing reoffending. This is a specialist probation support service focused on substance misuse recovery, delivered across Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Recovery Connections was selected as the supplier through a direct award without competition under a below-threshold process. The contract was signed on 8 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £18,902. The procurement was structured as one lot, covering the lived-experience recovery coach service across the Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough Probation Delivery Unit. The award was made for probation services. The service is governed by the light-touch regime; no further evaluation criteria are published in the available process details.

For suppliers preparing to compete for this buyer’s future requirement, the award indicates demand for a focused probation service linking substance misuse treatment and recovery with rehabilitation and reducing reoffending. Credible delivery requires recovery coaches with lived experience of addiction and recovery, alongside the ability to support people subject to drug or alcohol treatment requirements and others under probation supervision. Providers need to engage people effectively, encourage treatment compliance and work towards desistance from offending across the Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough area. The requirement is a defined, local service rather than a broad probation contract. Relevant experience coordinating recovery support with probation and treatment pathways would help a supplier demonstrate a suitable approach.

## Notice

Recovery Connections will provide a Lived Experience Recovery Coach Service to support individuals subject to Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRRs), Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATRs), and those with identified substance misuse needs under probation supervision across the Redcar, Cleveland and Middlesbrough (RCM) PDU. The service will utilise trained staff with lived experience of addiction and recovery to support engagement, motivation, treatment compliance, and desistance from offending.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100554-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £18,902 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ministry of Justice |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Recovery Connections |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231240 - Probation services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 14:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100554-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100554-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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