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RISOH Support and Maintenance

Business Services Organisation · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:07.

Opportunity overview

The Regional Information System for Oncology and Haematology (RISOH) is critical regional system for Northern Ireland Cancer Services. The system provides invaluable information for clinicians in the monitoring and planning of patient's cancer treatment. Varian Medical Systems provide 24/7 maintenance and support for the RISOH system. If this system is not supported and maintained there would be a significant risk to patients' welfare and no electronic method of recording the patient's cancer journey. Business Services Organisation previously direct awarded £624,777 to Varian for for RISOH Support and maintenance. It is our intention to complete a further Direct Award to the value of £550,000 (exclusive of VAT). We wish to enter into a Contract until 31st March 2029. It is expected that there will a replacement system in place by the 31st March 2029.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Varian Medical Systems UK Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£550k
Awarded
21 Mar 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 558526
Location
Crawley, UKJ28, RH10 1DT, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DAC20003
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Varian Health Systems have been the supplier of the RISOH system since it was implemented in 2013. Due to the complexity of the system, there are no other providers who could provide this system within the time frame. Replacing the system or support contract would lead to a risk to patient safety.​ The system is due to be replaced by the end of this Contract. We wish to reply on schedule 5 section 5 (a) due to Varian having the intellectual property rights. They are the only supplier able to provide the services.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCQH-8657-NGMT
Name
Business Services Organisation

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Franklin Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PCQH-8657-NGMT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-558526
Name
Varian Medical Systems UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ28
Country
GB
Locality
Crawley
Postal Code
RH10 1DT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sixth Floor, The Create Building, The Boulevard

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
558526
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PQBZ-6841-LRDY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Mar 2025, 00:00
Title
RISOH support and maintenance
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
550,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
660,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010594-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Mar 2025, 10:39
Entry 2
Id
010699-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Mar 2025, 13:45

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-558526
Name
Varian Medical Systems UK Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
2 Apr 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
3 Apr 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Apr 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
RISOH support and maintenance
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
2 Apr 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not applicable as the value is not over £5 million

Value

Amount
550,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
660,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
3 Apr 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016668-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
24 Apr 2025, 09:40

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8DQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f726-2025-04-24T09:40:24+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·