Housing association BPHA is planning to spend £20m on what it called “extensive improvements” to housing blocks it owns and operates in Bedford, where it is headquartered.

The group owns a number of residential towers in the town, ranging from seven to 15 storeys in height and which were built in the 1950s and ‘60s.

In an OJEU statement BPHA said the “significant and high profile” refurbishment programme would take several years to complete.