--- title: "Provision of CPC Driver Training - Request for Information" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Aberdeen City Council" published: "2026-08-18" --- # Provision of CPC Driver Training - Request for Information Buyer: Aberdeen City Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469.json) ## Summary Aberdeen City Council is considering a coordinated service for CPC Driver Training. The training would support more than 180 Council employees who need to maintain their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) accreditation through 35 hours of training during each five-year cycle. The service is intended to replace separate, ad hoc training arrangements across Council services. This is a training services requirement, classified under CPV 80500000, with delivery in Aberdeen. The Council is the buyer and is seeking market intelligence before deciding whether to proceed with a procurement exercise. The potential requirement concerns the planning and delivery of CPC-compliant driver training for a substantial public-sector workforce. This process is at the planning stage and is a Request for Information, not an invitation to tender or a commitment to buy. The Council is gathering market intelligence about how a future CPC driver training service could be coordinated. Suppliers are asked to provide information by 5:00pm on 1 September 2026, and the Council expects a subsequent notice around 1 September 2026. The procurement is planned as one lot, with an open procedure indicated only as a potential future route. No contract value, budget, contract term or award timetable has been set out. Businesses should therefore treat this as early market engagement rather than a bid opportunity, and use their response to help shape any later competition. The engagement is likely to suit established driver-training providers able to deliver CPC-compliant programmes for more than 180 employees and to manage 35 hours of training per employee across a five-year cycle. Relevant suppliers will be able to demonstrate practical arrangements for scheduling recurring training, coordinating delivery across Council services and supporting consistent accreditation outcomes. Providers with sufficient trainer capacity, suitable course administration and experience serving large or public-sector workforces should be well placed to contribute useful market intelligence. The Council is specifically exploring a more coordinated alternative to ad hoc arrangements, so suppliers should be prepared to explain delivery models, capacity, quality controls and how they would manage the workforce-wide requirement when a procurement reaches the market. ## Notice Aberdeen City Council is issuing the attached Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence ahead of a potential procurement exercise for the provision of CPC Driver Training Services. The requirement is expected to support over 180 employees who must maintain CPC accreditation through 35 hours of training over a five-year cycle. The Council is exploring a more coordinated approach to training delivery, replacing the current ad hoc arrangements used across services. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Aberdeen City Council is issuing the attached Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence ahead of a potential procurement exercise for the provision of CPC Driver Training Services. The requirement is expected to support over 180 employees who must maintain CPC accreditation through 35 hours of training over a five-year cycle. The Council is exploring a more coordinated approach to training delivery, replacing the current ad hoc arrangements used across services. Please note that this exercise is for information-gathering purposes only and does not commit the Council to any procurement activity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562583 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Aberdeen City Council | | Locality | ABERDEEN | | Postcode area | Aberdeen | | Postcode | AB16 5GB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | | Local authority | Aberdeen City | | Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount | | Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North | | Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80530000 - Vocational training services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562583 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG562583&idx=1 18th August 2026 - Request for Information document - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562583 Provision of CPC Driver Training - Request for Information - Aberdeen City Council is issuing the attached Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence ahead of a potential procurement exercise for the provision of CPC Driver Training Services. The requirement is expected to support over 180 employees who must maintain CPC accreditation through 35 hours of training over a five-year cycle. The Council is exploring a more coordinated approach to training delivery, replacing the current ad hoc arrangements used across services. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=840469 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000840469.json.