NORTH MACEDONIA BUILDING EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS PROJECT (P176366) PROCUREMENT PLAN (TEXTUAL PART) Project information: North Macedonia Project Implementation agency: Ministry of Finance Date of the Procurement Plan: January 2023 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: Initial project implementation Preamble The Bank’s procurement framework effective as of July 1, 2016 will govern procurement under the Project. Procurement of contracts for goods, works non-consulting and consulting services financed from the Project will be carried out in accordance with the World Bank Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers – Procurement in IPF of Goods, Works, Non‐Consulting and Consulting Services, (Regulations), Fourth Edition of November 20201. The General Procurement Notice (GPN) and all procurement notices for contracts following the international market approach will be published in United Nations Development Business (UNDB) and on the World Bank’s external website through STEP. Procurement notices for contracts following the national market approach will be published on the electronic system for public procurement, hosted by the Public Procurement Bureau at https://e-nabavki.gov.mk/PublicAccess/Home.aspx#/home, on the website of the MOF and/or in national newspapers with wide daily circulation. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents (SPD) will be used as required by the Regulations. They are accessible at www.worldbank.org/procurement In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016) (“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 other elements of the Procurement Plan 1https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/178331533065871195- 0290022020/original/ProcurementRegulations.pdf as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are set forth in STEP. PROCUREMENT North Macedonia : Building Effective, Transparent and Accountable Public Financial Management Institutions Project PLAN General Information Country: North Macedonia Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2023-09-13 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if 2024-07-31 none) Project ID: P176366 GPN Date: 2023-05-16 Project Name: Building Effective, Transparent and Accountable Public Financial Management Institutions Project Loan / Credit No: IBRD / 94540, TF / B9863 Ministry of Finance BETAPFMI Executing Agency(ies): WORKS Activity Reference No. / Procureme Actual Am Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification High SEA/SH Ri Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Contract Complet Description Component Review Type Method nt Docume ount (US$ and Recommendation Signed Contract o. h cess (Y/N) sk atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes ion nt Type ) for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual GOODS Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h cess (Y/N) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual MK-MOF-01-IS-RFB-2023-BET APFMI / Development of Inte Component 1. Supporting Pu Open - Internationa Single Stage - Two E Under Imple grated Financial Managemen IBRD / 94540 blic Expenditure Manageme Prior Request for Bids 0.00 2023-09-19 2023-11-16 2023-09-24 2023-11-20 2023-11-05 2024-01-29 2024-01-18 2024-07-17 2024-02-22 2026-02-22 l nvelope mentation t Information System and En nt Reforms hancement of its ICT Infrastr ucture MK-MOF-03-G-RFQ-2023-BET Component 3. Supporting Ch APFMI / Procurement of perso ange Management, Donor C Request for Quota Single Stage - One E IBRD / 94540 Post Open - National 0.00 Completed 2023-11-14 2023-11-20 2024-01-09 2023-12-20 2024-02-08 2024-02-05 nal laptops for the IFMIS Wor oordination and Project Man tions nvelope king Body members agement MK-MOF-01-G-DS-2023-BETA Component 1. 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Supporting Ch FMI / Audit of the Building Eff ange Management, Donor C Least Cost Selecti ective, Transparent and Acco IBRD / 94540 Post Open - National 0.00 Signed 2024-01-25 2024-01-25 2024-02-15 2024-03-30 2024-02-07 2024-04-27 2024-03-21 2024-05-27 2024-03-26 2024-07-01 2024-04-15 2024-08-05 2024-06-03 2028-06-30 oordination and Project Man on untable Public Financial Man agement agement Institutions Project MK-MOF-01-CS-QCBS-2024-B Component 3. Supporting Ch ETAPFMI / Technical Assistan ange Management, Donor C Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa Under Implement ce for Operationalization of C IBRD / 94540 Prior 0.00 2024-02-09 2024-02-08 2024-03-01 2024-02-09 2024-04-14 2024-04-12 2024-05-12 2024-06-03 2024-06-11 2024-07-11 2024-07-16 2024-08-20 2026-08-20 oordination and Project Man Based Selection l ation hange Management for Impr agement oved Stakeholder Engageme nt and Communication INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Loan / Credit N Market Approac Actual Amount Invitation to Identifie Draft Negotiated Cont Component Review Type Method Contract Type Process Status Teams of Reference Signed Contract Contract Completion Description o. h (US$) d/Selected Consultant ract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual MK-MOF-04-CS-INDV-2023 / Component 3. Supporting Ch Individual Consult Under Implement PIU Information and Commun IBRD / 94540 ange Management, Donor C Post Open - National 0.00 2023-11-20 2023-11-23 2024-01-08 2024-01-29 2024-03-04 2025-09-04 ant Selection ation ication Technologies Speciali oordination and Project Man st agement MK-MOF-04-CS-INDV-2024-B Component 3. Supporting Ch Individual Consult Pending Impleme ETAPFMI / IT Infrastructure S IBRD / 94540 ange Management, Donor C Post Limited - National 0.00 2024-08-01 2024-08-06 2024-08-27 2024-10-01 2026-10-01 ant Selection ntation pecialist oordination and Project Man agement MK-MOF-05-CS-INDV-2024-B Component 3. Supporting Ch Individual Consult Pending Impleme ETAPFMI / Cyber Security Spe IBRD / 94540 ange Management, Donor C Post Limited - National 0.00 2024-08-01 2024-08-06 2024-08-27 2024-10-01 2026-10-01 ant Selection ntation cialist oordination and Project Man agement Page 1