Skills Bootcamp - HGV & PCV Driver Training Programme
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Yorkshire · up to £1,000,000
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What the buyer wants
Provision of Skills Bootcamp courses for HGV and PCV driver training across South Yorkshire to address workforce shortages and support employment in logistics, transport, and public transport sectors.
Skills Bootcamp course provision across South Yorkshire, the primary purpose of which is the design, development and delivery of HGV and PCV Driver training programmes.
How Tenderoo reads it
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Adult and other education services
What you will need to show
- Demonstrate employer partnerships — Suppliers must show existing or planned collaborations with employers to support recruitment activities such as interviews and work-related opportunities.
- Provide value for money evidence — Suppliers must clearly demonstrate that their proposed delivery model offers good value for money while maximising learner achievement and employment outcomes.
Lots
- HGV Skills Bootcamps (up to £700,000) — HGV Skills Bootcamps The Learning Organisation shall deliver an industry-recognised HGV Driver Skills Bootcamp designed to support individuals to gain the skills, knowledge and licences required to enter employment within the logistics, transport and freight sectors. The programme must respond to identified workforce shortages across South Yorkshire and support employers experiencing recruitment challenges in securing qualified HGV drivers. Provision must include all elements necessary for learners to achieve the appropriate HGV licence category either C or C&E relevant to employer demand, alongside practical driving instruction, Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) requirements where applicable, employability support, and preparation for employment within the sector. The programme should be designed in collaboration with employers to ensure training reflects current industry requirements and provides a clear route into sustainable employment or career progression. Providers will be expected to demonstrate existing or planned employer partnerships that will support interviews, work-related activity, guaranteed interview opportunities, or direct recruitment outcomes. The maximum funding available will be £3,500 per learner, inclusive of all training, assessment, testing, licence acquisition and associated delivery costs. Providers must clearly demonstrate value for money and ensure the proposed delivery model maximises learner achievement and employment outcomes. Key outputs should include: • Completion of an HGV Driver Skills Bootcamp. • Achievement of the relevant HGV licence and associated qualifications. • Progression into new employment, self-employment, increased responsibilities, or significant new duties within an existing role. • Increased capacity within the South Yorkshire logistics and transport workforce. • Employer engagement and recruitment activity aligned to local workforce needs.
- PCV Skills Bootcamps (up to £300,000) — The Learning Organisation shall deliver an industry-recognised PCV Driver Skills Bootcamp aimed at increasing the supply of qualified PCV drivers available to operators across South Yorkshire. The programme will support local transport priorities by addressing driver shortages and enabling PCV operators to recruit and retain skilled staff to support service delivery and network resilience. Training must provide learners with the necessary skills, knowledge and licence acquisition required to become employment-ready PCV drivers. Programmes should incorporate practical driver training, licence attainment, customer service, passenger safety, disability awareness, safeguarding, and professional behaviours required to operate effectively within the public transport sector. Providers must work closely with local PCV operators to ensure delivery is aligned to current recruitment requirements and that participants have access to interviews, recruitment pathways, work-related experiences, or direct employment opportunities upon completion. The maximum funding available will be £3,500 per learner, inclusive of all training, licence acquisition, assessments, testing and associated delivery costs. Providers must evidence how proposed costs represent value for money whilst maintaining high-quality learner support and positive employment outcomes.
Key facts
- Buyer: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
- Estimated value: up to £1,000,000
- Deadline: 17 November 2026
- Location: Yorkshire
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 22 October 2026
- CPV: 80400000
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