Tender: DHSC LERO Development and Resilience Project – National 3-Year Support for Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (Apr 2027–Mar 2030)

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DHSC is seeking a supplier to deliver a 3-year national Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO) development and resilience project from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030 to support the development and sustainability of emerging and established LEROs and to assist local authorities in supporting and sustaining recovery communities in their localities. Building on the previous LERO capacity-building project, the work will provide peer-led mentoring, specialist bespoke learning opportunities, reusable good-practice resources and local authority support, reflecting identified needs for practical peer-led support, mentoring from experienced LERO leaders and continued assistance on governance, leadership, financial management, fundraising and workforce development. The project will further develop the previous offer for local authority commissioners—moving beyond regular drop-ins to provide universal and targeted support that helps commissioners understand the conditions enabling independent, peer-led LEROs to develop within local recovery-oriented systems of care and to access support responsive to local context, readiness and need.