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title: "Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000704445"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND"
published: "2022-10-07"
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# Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund

Buyer: CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000704445

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## Summary

Crown Estate Scotland has awarded a contract for consulting services to establish a fishing fund. The objective of the fund is to enable the offshore wind industry to provide grants to the fishing industry. The buyer organisation, Crown Estate Scotland, is located in Edinburgh, UK. The procurement stage has been completed, and the contract was signed on 7th October 2022. The main procurement category is services, and the procurement method used was an open procedure.

This contract opportunity offers businesses the chance to provide consultancy services for a fund aiming to support projects in the fishing industry. Businesses in the services industry, particularly those with expertise in governance arrangements and stakeholder engagement, are well-suited to compete. The contract includes specific deadlines for completion by the end of the financial year if not otherwise agreed. Interested businesses can find more details about the opportunity on Crown Estate Scotland's website.

## Notice

Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund which will provide a mechanism to enable the offshore wind industry to provide grants to the fishing industry. This is a voluntary initiative being progressed by Crown Estate Scotland, in collaboration with offshore wind developers, the fishing industry and Marine Scotland. The objective of the fund is to provide a mechanism which enables the offshore wind industry in Scotland to provide grants to the fishing industry to support projects which deliver against broad thematic aims (to be defined by steering group, examples include health & safety, education, sustainability and just transition). The fund is entirely distinct from the consenting process and any associated mitigation or compensation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Crown Estate Scotland is seeking to appoint Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund which will provide a mechanism to enable the offshore wind industry to provide grants to the fishing industry. The fund is currently at an early inception stage. Crown Estate Scotland is seeking support services to develop the structure and governance arrangements for the fund in collaboration with key stakeholders. The support services include the following: - Facilitation of and secretariat for a funders group of representatives from Crown Estate Scotland and offshore wind developers to discuss key elements of the fund. It is expected that this group would meet 3 times over the course of the project. Key topics are expected to include: - approach to funding contributions - to include developer funding levels and the development of a flexible approach to accommodate funding coming from different corporate entities (i.e. developers vs project companies) and at different project stages (e.g. project companies may only provide funding when a project has reached construction stage). - Establishment, facilitation and secretariat for a steering group comprised of the funders group, plus fishing industry representatives and Marine Scotland, expected to meet approximately monthly. Key topics are expected to include: - fund objectives; - stakeholder engagement; - development of eligibility criteria to support decision making related to the award of grants (note these are expected to be reviewed annually to ensure no unintended consequences and no duplication with other funding initiatives); - Development of potential governance structures for the fund to include the legal entity of the fund e.g. SCIO or third party administrator, as well as the operational governance e.g. steering group, funding panel etc. - An assessment of benefits and risks associated with each potential structure. - Identification of the preferred governance structure for the fund and actions required to set up the preferred structure. - Facilitation and organisation of workshop(s) with the fishing industry and other stakeholders to identify potential projects which could be supported by the fund and to ensure the fund is accessible to the fishing industry.

Options: Completion of all works to be completed by end of Financial Year (31 March 2023) unless otherwise agreed by Crown Estate Scotland

Renewal: Completion of all works to be completed by end of Financial Year (31 March 2023) unless otherwise agreed by Crown Estate Scotland

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461140 |
| 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 | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | 24 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | £40,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £38,625 |

## 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 | DWS ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 77700000 - Services incidental to fishing
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461140
- 23 Aug 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG457116

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG457116&idx=1
  23rd August 2022 - Invitation to Tender
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG457116&idx=2
  23rd August 2022 - Crown Estate Scotland Related Policies
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG457116
  Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund - Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund which will provide a mechanism to enable the offshore wind industry to provide grants to the fishing industry. This is a voluntary initiative being progressed by Crown Estate Scotland, in collaboration with offshore wind developers, the fishing industry and Marine Scotland. The objective of the fund is to provide a mechanism which enables the offshore wind industry in Scotland to provide grants to the fishing industry to support projects which deliver against broad thematic aims (to be defined by steering group, examples include health & safety, education, sustainability and just transition). The fund is entirely distinct from the consenting process and any associated mitigation or compensation.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461140
  Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund - Consultants to provide a range of services to establish a fishing fund which will provide a mechanism to enable the offshore wind industry to provide grants to the fishing industry. This is a voluntary initiative being progressed by Crown Estate Scotland, in collaboration with offshore wind developers, the fishing industry and Marine Scotland. The objective of the fund is to provide a mechanism which enables the offshore wind industry in Scotland to provide grants to the fishing industry to support projects which deliver against broad thematic aims (to be defined by steering group, examples include health & safety, education, sustainability and just transition). The fund is entirely distinct from the consenting process and any associated mitigation or compensation.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000704445
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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