Skills Bootcamp - HGV & PCV Driver Training Programme
- Buyer
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Closes
- 17 November 2026
- Where
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority wants a training provider to run free, short Skills Bootcamps that take people through HGV (lorry) and PCV (bus and coach) driver licences and into jobs. The contract is worth about £1 million and is split into separate lots for HGV and PCV training, with a maximum of £3,500 per learner.
What the buyer wants
• Design and deliver HGV and/or PCV driver bootcamps that get learners to their licence and into work, including practical driving, Driver CPC where relevant, employability support and customer service, safeguarding and disability awareness training for PCV. • Show existing or planned employer partnerships that offer interviews, work experience or guaranteed job outcomes, and design the course with local operators. • Prove value for money within the £3,500 cap per learner and report on achievement, licence attainment, employment outcomes and employer engagement.
Lots
- HGV Skills Bootcamps
- PCV Skills Bootcamps
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
A small business without an established training provider approval, its own or partnered HGV and PCV training capacity, and firm employer partnerships to guarantee job outcomes would most likely be disqualified.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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