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title: "Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS)"
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# Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lived-experience-recovery-service-lers-ocds-h6vhtk-059a54). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Portsmouth City Council: "Lived Experience Recovery Service (LERS)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,815,900. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Portsmouth City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/portsmouth-city-council-ons-e06000044)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,815,900 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Rehabilitation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-059a54`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lived-experience-recovery-service-lers-ocds-h6vhtk-059a54#tl-md)

## Description
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 £1,815,900, including any possible extension.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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 sup...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056575-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-15T12:32:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:32:35.662Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-059a54