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title: "Finfish Production Audit Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000700183"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-10-05"
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# Finfish Production Audit Services

Buyer: CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000700183

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## Summary

The Crown Estate Scotland has awarded a contract for Finfish Production Audit Services to Northern Light Consulting Ltd. The audit services aim to independently verify the reported production of finfish farming tenants for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024. The contract was signed on 15th September 2022, and the total contract value is £34,620 GBP.

This procurement opportunity presents a chance for consulting firms experienced in audit services, particularly within the marine finfish farming industry, to compete. Businesses with expertise in verifying production returns, maintaining proper records, and providing detailed audit reports would be well-suited to participate. The tender process has concluded, and successful bidders have the opportunity to support Crown Estate Scotland in ensuring accurate reporting and compliance with production audit requirements.

## Notice

Annual rent for seabed leases for finfish farming is levied as a per-tonne royalty on the total production of fish harvested from the lease subjects in the immediately preceding calendar year. Grantees are currently required in January of every year to report this production for determination of rent due and this will change in January 2023 when harvested production will be reported on a 6 monthly basis, in January and July every year. The lease terms include a provision for the landlord to independently verify the reported production and while this is annual it will reflect the two 6-monthly reports during the relevant years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint auditors to independently verify the reported production of our finfish farming tenants. Crown Estate Scotland therefore wish to invite tenders to undertake audits of the 2022, 2023, & 2024 calendar year production reported by finfish farming tenants on the following terms which will be reflected in the contract: (1) The auditor is required to carry out production audits of the extant leases of all current Crown Estate Scotland marine finfish farm operators, as outlined in Annex 1 (the variation will be accommodated in costs apportioned and invoiced for individual years). (2) The appointment will be on the condition that all work carried out by the auditor under this appointment is under the personal supervision and control of a nominated contact. These duties may be subsequently delegated as agreed with Crown Estate Scotland. (3) The objective of the appointment is to audit and verify finfish farm tenant's Production Returns made to Crown Estate Scotland. The auditor will examine any records which it deems necessary to:- (a) verify that proper and sufficient records are being maintained to support the Production Returns; (b) verify that the Production Returns are a true record of the harvested tonnage for the audited companies for the production years under audit. (c) identify production of any of the audited companies grown on behalf of third parties and details of which do not appear within the figures returned to Crown Estate Scotland; and (d) Identify production grown by third parties on behalf of the companies being audited. (4) The auditor should provide details of any insurance claims made in respect of stock losses during the audit period. (5) The auditor should provide production details of any marine finfish harvested which are not salmon and have not been previously declared by the fish farming companies.

Renewal: Subject to satisfactory performance and annual review

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT460829 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | July 2025 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £36,000 |
| Lots value | £36,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,620 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9GL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTHERN LIGHT CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 77800000 - Aquaculture services
- 77850000 - Fish farming services
- 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT460829
- 13 Jul 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL453885

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL453885&idx=1
  13th July 2022 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL453885&idx=2
  13th July 2022 - Annex 1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL453885&idx=3
  13th July 2022 - Annex 2
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL453885&idx=4
  13th July 2022 - Annex 3
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL453885
  Finfish Production Audit Services - Annual rent for seabed leases for finfish farming is levied as a per-tonne royalty on the total production of fish harvested from the lease subjects in the immediately preceding calendar year. Grantees are currently required in January of every year to report this production for determination of rent due and this will change in January 2023 when harvested production will be reported on a 6 monthly basis, in January and July every year. The lease terms include a provision for the landlord to independently verify the reported production and while this is annual it will reflect the two 6-monthly reports during the relevant years.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT460829
  Finfish Production Audit Services - Annual rent for seabed leases for finfish farming is levied as a per-tonne royalty on the total production of fish harvested from the lease subjects in the immediately preceding calendar year. Grantees are currently required in January of every year to report this production for determination of rent due and this will change in January 2023 when harvested production will be reported on a 6 monthly basis, in January and July every year. The lease terms include a provision for the landlord to independently verify the reported production and while this is annual it will reflect the two 6-monthly reports during the relevant years.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000700183
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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