Tesco has started to outsource work on UK projects to Indian architects and quantity surveyors based in India. Building reported that the retailer flew the workers to Britain last year, where they were trained in UK architecture and QS skills.
A source in Tesco’s supply chain told Building that the firm was only using Indian consultants for the initial stages of projects, and that when development reached the planning permission stage work would be transferred back to this country.
But an architect that works with Tesco said: “There is a worry this will spread beyond the planning stage and Tesco will try and do more of the project in India. It doesn’t operate like a traditional client – I wouldn’t rule anything out.”
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