diff --git a/httomo/sweep_runner/param_sweep_json_loader.py b/httomo/sweep_runner/param_sweep_json_loader.py
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index 000000000..072eb5157
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+++ b/httomo/sweep_runner/param_sweep_json_loader.py
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+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+import json
+import numpy as np
+
+
+class ParamSweepJsonLoader:
+    """
+    Loader for JSON pipelines containing parameter sweep
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, json_string: str) -> None:
+        self.json_string = json_string
+
+    def load(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Convert JSON data to python dict
+        """
+        data: List[Dict[str, Any]] = json.loads(self.json_string)
+        res = self._find_range_sweep_param(data[1:])
+        if res is not None:
+            sweep_dict = data[res[1] + 1]["parameters"][res[0]]
+            sweep_vals = tuple(
+                np.arange(sweep_dict["start"], sweep_dict["stop"], sweep_dict["step"])
+            )
+            data[res[1] + 1]["parameters"][res[0]] = sweep_vals
+
+        res = self._find_manual_sweep_param(data[1:])
+        if res is not None:
+            sweep_vals = data[res[1] + 1]["parameters"][res[0]]
+            data[res[1] + 1]["parameters"][res[0]] = tuple(sweep_vals)
+
+        return data
+
+    def _find_range_sweep_param(
+        self, methods: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> Optional[Tuple[str, int]]:
+        for idx, method in enumerate(methods):
+            for name, value in method["parameters"].items():
+                if isinstance(value, dict):
+                    keys = value.keys()
+                    has_keys_for_sweep = (
+                        "start" in keys and "stop" in keys and "step" in keys
+                    )
+                    if has_keys_for_sweep and len(keys) == 3:
+                        return name, idx
+
+    def _find_manual_sweep_param(
+        self, methods: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> Optional[Tuple[str, int]]:
+        for idx, method in enumerate(methods):
+            for name, value in method["parameters"].items():
+                if isinstance(value, list):
+                    return name, idx
diff --git a/tests/sweep_runner/test_param_sweep_json_loader.py b/tests/sweep_runner/test_param_sweep_json_loader.py
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index 000000000..e70d4217f
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+++ b/tests/sweep_runner/test_param_sweep_json_loader.py
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+import numpy as np
+
+from httomo.sweep_runner.param_sweep_json_loader import ParamSweepJsonLoader
+
+
+def test_load_range_sweep():
+    PARAM_NAME = "parameter_1"
+    JSON_STRING = """
+[
+    {
+        "method": "standard_tomo",
+        "module_path": "httomo.data.hdf.loaders",
+        "parameters": {}
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "some_method",
+        "module_path": "some.module.path",
+        "parameters": {
+            "parameter_1": {
+                "start": 10,
+                "stop": 110,
+                "step": 5
+            }
+        }
+    }
+]
+"""
+    data = ParamSweepJsonLoader(JSON_STRING).load()
+    assert isinstance(data[1]["parameters"][PARAM_NAME], tuple)
+    assert data[1]["parameters"][PARAM_NAME] == tuple(np.arange(10, 110, 5))
+
+
+def test_param_value_with_start_stop_step_and_other_keys_unaffected_by_range_sweep_parsing():
+    PARAM_NAME = "parameter_1"
+    JSON_STRING = """
+[
+    {
+        "method": "standard_tomo",
+        "module_path": "httomo.data.hdf.loaders",
+        "parameters": {}
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "some_method",
+        "module_path": "some.module.path",
+        "parameters": {
+            "parameter_1": {
+                "start": 10,
+                "stop": 110,
+                "step": 5,
+                "another": 0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+]
+"""
+    data = ParamSweepJsonLoader(JSON_STRING).load()
+    assert isinstance(data[1]["parameters"][PARAM_NAME], dict)
+    assert data[1]["parameters"][PARAM_NAME] == {
+        "start": 10,
+        "stop": 110,
+        "step": 5,
+        "another": 0,
+    }
+
+
+def test_load_manual_sweep():
+    PARAM_NAME = "parameter_1"
+    JSON_STRING = """
+[
+    {
+        "method": "standard_tomo",
+        "module_path": "httomo.data.hdf.loaders",
+        "parameters": {}
+    },
+    {
+        "method": "some_method",
+        "module_path": "some.module.path",
+        "parameters": {
+            "parameter_1": [
+                1,
+                5,
+                12,
+                13,
+                14
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+]
+"""
+    data = ParamSweepJsonLoader(JSON_STRING).load()
+    assert isinstance(data[1]["parameters"][PARAM_NAME], tuple)
+    assert data[1]["parameters"][PARAM_NAME] == (1, 5, 12, 13, 14)