Textual Part of the Procurement Plan Project information: Turkey, Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and Cohesion Project (SEECO) (P171456) Project Implementation Agency: General Directorate of Development Agencies of the MoIT Date of the Procurement Plan: January 20, 2021 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: February 1, 2021 – July 30, 2022 Date of General Procurement Notice:. [...] TBD Bank’s Approval Date of the Procurement Plan: 28 January 2021 I. Preamble 1. 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 the Procurement Plan and conduct all procurement transactions f [...] Mandatory Provisions for Procurement under Bank-Financed Contracts Subject to National Procurement Procedures: The procedures to be followed for National Open Competitive Bidding will be those set forth in the Public Procurement Law of the Borrower (Law No. [...] There will be no restrictions in respect to eligibility to participate in bidding for contracts on the basis of the nationality of the bidder and/or the origin of goods other than those set forth in paragraph 3.23 of the Procurement Regulations. [...] The Bank may recognize, if requested by the Borrower, exclusion from participation as a result of debarment under the national system, provided that the debarment is for offenses involving fraud and corruption, and further provided that the Bank confirms that the particular debarment procedure afforded due process, and the debarment decision is final.