United Kingdom: CPA introduces new procurement tool

11 April, 2017: Procurement guidance tool launched to help implement government’s balanced scorecard approach. A NEW procurement guidance tool has been launched by the Construction Products Association (CPA) in direct response to the recently launched government-model Balanced Scorecard.The approach, developed by the Cabinet Office, introduces guidance around themes such as environmental sustainability and supply chain management, which government departments will be required to factor into the procurement valuation process alongside risk and quality criteria, and not just lowest price.