PROCUREMENT PLAN (Textual Part) Project information: Financial Sector Safety Net Strengthening Project (P180861) Project Implementation agency: Central Bank of Sri Lanka Date of the Procurement Plan: February 08, 2024 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: February 08, 2024, to July 08, 2024 Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (November 2020) (“Procurement Regulations”) the Bank’s Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system will be used to prepare, clear and update Procurement Plans and conduct all procurement transactions for the Project. This textual part along with the Procurement Plan tables in STEP constitute the Procurement Plan for the Project. The following conditions apply to all procurement activities in the Procurement Plan. The other elements of the Procurement Plan as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are set forth in STEP. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents: shall be used for all contracts subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP. National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. National procurement procedures. In accordance with the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, when approaching the national market, as agreed in the PP in STEP, the country’s own procurement procedures may be used in agreement with the Bank. For the procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting services, when national open competitive procurement arrangements are used as set forth in Sri Lanka’s Procurement Guidelines 2006, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Bank’s Procurement Regulations and the following conditions: a) Only bidding documents acceptable to the Bank shall be used for all national open competitive procurement. b) The request for bids/request for proposals document shall require that bidders/proposers submitting bids/proposals present a signed acceptance at the time of bidding, to be incorporated in any resulting contracts, confirming the application of, and compliance with, the Bank’s Anti- Corruption Guidelines, including without limitation the Bank’s right to sanction and the Bank’s inspection and audit rights. c) The eligibility of bidders shall be as defined under Section III of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Procurement Regulations). Accordingly, no bidder or potential bidder shall be declared ineligible for contracts financed by the Bank for reasons other than those provided in Section III of the Procurement Regulations. Leased Assets as specified under paragraph 5.10 of the Procurement Regulations: Leasing may be used for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables. Not Applicable Procurement of Second Hand Goods as specified under paragraph 5.11 of the Procurement Regulations – is allowed for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables Not Applicable Domestic preference as specified under paragraph 5.51 of the Procurement Regulations (Goods and Works). Specify for each Goods: [is not applicable/is applicable for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables]; Not Applicable Works: [is not applicable/is applicable for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables] Not Applicable Table 5.1. Procurement Methods to Be Used in the Project Applicable for ‘Substantial’ risk Expenditure Contract Procurement Contracts/Processes Category Value Subject to Prior Method Review (Threshold) Goods and Non- ≥US$1,000, International Competitive All contracts above Consulting 000 Bidding US$2,000,000 Services