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Published 29 Jan 2026, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Medway Lived Experience Recovery Organisation

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£40,000≈ £16k / year · £48,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Feb 2026
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 30 Aug 2028 · starts 16 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To commission an independent Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO) primarily led by people with lived experience of drug and alcohol recovery, to strengthen the voice of lived and living experience in decision-making, shape services, enhance system outcomes. The LERO will operate across all age groups and work collaboratively with existing commissioned services while remaining independent.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Chatha… ↗

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CPV: Health services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 16 Mar 2026 – 30 Aug 2028 (2 yrs 6 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 20%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jan 2026, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008266
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06127f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jan 2026 → 16 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published273 days ago
    29 Jan 2026, 19:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by262 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline246 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published239 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT
  5. Contract starts228 days ago
    16 Mar 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 19:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Mar 2026CancelledNo tender submissions received.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medway Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TRContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender