---
title: "Excavator for Bereavement Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050f99"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON"
published: "2025-05-09"
---

# Excavator for Bereavement Services

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050f99

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## Summary

The London Borough of Croydon has awarded a contract for the procurement of an excavator for its Bereavement Services division, specifically for gravedigging operations at Greenlawns Memorial Park. This procurement is facilitated through a direct, below-threshold method without competition, classified under the goods category within the machinery for mining, quarrying and construction equipment industry. The procurement process is complete, with the award date noted as 8 May 2025, and the contract is set to commence on 9 July 2025. The award notice was published on 9 May 2025, indicating the successful completion of the tender stage conducted under UK legislation 2023/54.

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in supplying construction equipment, particularly those capable of providing machinery integral to burial services. As the contract was awarded to Greenshields JCB Ltd, a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME), it highlights the value for similar SMEs in competing for public authority contracts. Companies looking to expand their footprint in the UK regions, from the North East to the South West, could benefit by identifying unmet needs within public sector services that require specialised equipment, similar to the ongoing operations at Greenlawns Memorial Park. Such contracts underscore the potential for growth through direct procurement methods that focus on specific buyer requirements and market segments.

## Notice

This excavator is integral to the gravedigging operation at Greenlawns Memorial Park, especially as we have opened the extension to it last year and we are taking more bookings for burials on this prestige site. This machine is still in good condition with relatively low hours usage making it economic sense to purchase the machine as we cannot extend the lease anymore due to the age of the machine.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020018-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 8 Jul 2025 - 9 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £81,975 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 1EA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Electoral ward | Fairfield |
| Westminster constituency | Croydon West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GREENSHIELDS JCB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

### Codes

- 43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

## Release History

- 9 May 2025 at 11:01 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020018-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020018-2025
  9th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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