Published date: 15 October 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 September 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical software package - 48180000

Location of contract

S1 1WB

Value of contract

£211,500

Procurement reference

2425-31-DTS-RLD

Published date

15 October 2025

Closing date

22 September 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

28 September 2025

Contract end date

27 September 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Sheffield Hallam University are purchasing a 5-year subscription to the Eclipse Non-Clinical Educational/Research Software for 20 users.

This is training software for advanced Treatment Planning, Image Review and workflow management hosted in the cloud. The purchase of this advanced Treatment Planning Software (TPS) Eclipse will expose the students of Sheffield Hallam University to the most modern treatment planning tools available, including Rapid Arc, SABR, RapidPlan, MCO, Proton Therapy, IGRT image review & Multimodality image Fusion.

The Academic Hub Subscription including hosting services will include the following licences
for 20 users.
• Non-Clinical License Package
• Non-Clinical RapidArc planning
• Non-Clinical RapidPlan
• Non-Clinical MCO
• Non-Clinical HyperArc
• Non-Clinical Smart Segmentation
• Non-Clinical AcurosXB Non-Clinical Imaging Smart space

This purchase will also include
• Regular upgrades to the latest version of software
• Helpdesk support for any technical or clinical issues if they arise.
• Access to the hub community
• Annual Virtual Academic Hub Workshops -this will include 1-virtual day per year for 5 years and will include introduction to the Academic Hub and Training on Eclipse & ARIA features

It is essential for all students enrolled on Radiotherapy & Oncology courses to be exposed to the newest features and tools within treatment planning software to prepare them with the underpinning knowledge of new innovative radiotherapy techniques & solutions at the very beginning of their careers. The advanced features available within the Academic Hub will allow the University lecturing team to develop and lead practical planning workshops that align with the most modern techniques and workflows delivered and followed by clinical teams in all modern Radiotherapy departments.

Award information

Awarded date

22 September 2025

Contract start date

28 September 2025

Contract end date

27 September 2030

Total value of contract

£211,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Varian Medical Systems

Address

Sixth Floor the create building,
The Boulevard,
Crawley,
RH101DT

Reference

Companies House number: 00558526

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

City Campus
SHEFFIELD
S11WB
England

Telephone

01142253431

Email

strategicprocurement@shu.ac.uk