Supplier of Procured Goods; Equipment Procurement, Supply, Installation and Acceptance for the Upgrade Project of 3 Provincial-Level Core Laboratories for Risk Monitoring

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Date: September 4, 2026

Invitation for Bids No.: 0733-26084235

1. The Government of China has received a loan from the World Bank toward the cost of the World Bank-financed Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project , and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of the loan to eligible expenditures under the Contract for the Upgrade Project of Provincial-Level Core Laboratories for Risk Monitoring (Contract No.: GDEQ-003). 2. CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Bidding Agency”), commissioned by the Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center (Guangdong Provincial Green Food Development Center) (hereinafter referred to as the “Purchaser”), now invites eligible and qualified Bidders to submit sealed Bids for the following goods and related services:

GDEQ-003: Upgrade Project of Provincial-Level Core Laboratories for Risk Monitoring

The period for the goods and related services: the corresponding installation and services shall be completed within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Purchaser’s written notice. 3. This procurement is conducted through national competitive procurement by the Request for Bids (RFB) method, as provided in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (hereinafter referred to as the “Procurement Regulations”). All Bidders that are eligible under the World Bank Procurement Regulations may bid. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the address specified in this Invitation for Bids and inspect the Bidding Documents from September 4, 2026 to October 8, 2026, daily (except holidays) from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Beijing time, except holidays). 5. Prospective Bidders should pay attention to the provisions of ITB Clause 4 of the Bidding Documents concerning eligibility and conflict of interest. All Bidders with a conflict of interest will be deemed ineligible. Bidders shall proactively disclose whether they have any affiliation with the following entities. If such an affiliation exists, an explanation of the affiliation shall be provided (in a format prepared by the Bidder itself, covering but not limited to the shareholding structure and shareholding percentages); if no such affiliation exists, a letter of commitment shall be provided (in a format prepared by the Bidder itself):

1) The Owner: Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Center (Guangdong Provincial Green Food Development Center)

2) The Bidding Agency: CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd

3) The entity that prepared the Feasibility Study Report: Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences 4) The entity that prepared the Preliminary Design: Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute

6. The qualification requirements for Bidders include

6.1 Business Size The Bidder shall provide its annual financial reports audited by an accounting firm for the last 3 years (2023-2025) to demonstrate that its average annual operating revenue over the last 3 years is not less than RMB 120 million. 6.2 Contract Experience From January 1, 2021 to the bid submission deadline, the bidder shall have successfully completed one similar contract (subject to the time of the overall contract acceptance report or the instrument acceptance report of the key equipment that meets the provisions of this project below), with a contract value of not less than RMB 40 million, and the contract content shall include at least one of the following 9 sets of equipment: Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (or Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer), Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Tandem Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Ultra-High Resolution Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer, Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (PY-GC/MS), Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Tandem Mass Spectrometer (or either part of Laser Ablation or Inductively Coupled Plasma Tandem Mass Spectrometer), High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer, and High Performance Liquid Chromatograph. Alternatively, if a single contract cannot meet the above requirements, submission of multiple contracts is permitted, provided that the following requirements are met: The value of each contract shall be not less than RMB 3 million, and the cumulative total value of the submitted contracts shall be not less than RMB 40 million; Each contract shall have been successfully completed between January 1, 2021 and the bid submission deadline (subject to the time of the overall contract acceptance report or the instrument acceptance report of the key equipment that meets the provisions of this project below); The cumulative content of the submitted contracts shall include at least one of the following 9 sets of equipment: Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (or Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer), Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Tandem Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Ultra-High Resolution Mass Spectrometer, Gas Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer, Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (PY-GC/MS), Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Tandem Mass Spectrometer (or either part of Laser Ablation or Inductively Coupled Plasma Tandem Mass Spectrometer), High Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer, and High Performance Liquid Chromatograph.

The corresponding supporting evidence shall be provided in the Bid (including the Notification of Award and the website URL and screenshot for verification thereof, copies of the key pages of the contract, and the acceptance