MRI SOFTWARE LIMITED

MRI OnLocation People Presence

The safety and security of your people, your assets, and your IP starts with knowing who is on-site. Our mission Is to provide easy to use tools that simplify how organizations manage workplaces and enable them to account for and verify the safety of people in their duty of care.

Features

• Visitor Management, Contractor Management, Employee Presence Management
• Easily utilise solutions from any operating system
• Desk Booking, Employee scheduling, People presence reporting
• Evacuation Management
• Inductions and access permissions management
• Access all features from one subscription
• online, telephone, and self-service support tools available 24/7.
• Flexible working
• Touchless operation
• Track Lone Working

Benefits

• Improve reception and lobby team productivity.
• Deliver amazing visitor experiences, enhancing your brand and reputation.
• Strengthen facilities and workplace security.
• Reduces risks: Provides real-time monitoring and alerts of breaches
• Strengthen systems and practises around managing employee safety.
• Governance, risk, and regulatory compliance alignment for H&S in workplaces.
• Reduce overhead and improve productivity related to the management
• Leverage occupancy data to optimise performance of building management systems.
• Optimize workspace occupancy and space utilization through visibility and reporting.
• Verify the safety of people in your duty of care.

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

647636711085722

Contact

Claire Brown
020 3861 7100
tenders@mrisoftware.com

About the service

• Service categories:

  Applications

  Production and operations

  • Other operations
• Multi cloud support: No

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model: Hybrid cloud
• Service constraints: Planned maintenance is typically scheduled outside of regular business hours.
• System requirements: Current Web Browser

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Yes
• Support response times: MRI’s Global Client Support group will make every reasonable effort to ensure that submitted cases are assigned the proper level of Severity. Submitted cases will be responded to in the order in which they are received, with consideration given for higher Severity levels. Response; Time is the time it takes before a Global Client Support agent makes initial contact with the individual who submitted case.; Bundled Service; (Normal Priority 6 Hours,; Serious Priority 3 hours,; Critical Priority Live Call Only); Concierge Standard; (Normal Priority 4 Hours,; Serious Priority 2 hours,; Critical Priority Live Call Only)
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: We include support within our annual fee. Support includes a named Account Manager and a Client Support Helpdesk. The Client Support Helpdesk also serves as the contact for all cloud support requests for trained users. Cases and incidents can be recorded and viewed in the myMRI portal on a 24/7 basis. The myMRI Portal provides clients with information on support cases, regardless of whether a call is logged via a phone call or via the portal. Various information, documentation, forums and resources are also available on the portal,
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: The solution is very intuitive and designed to follow website conventions, so end-user training is not usually required other than providing general 'getting started' information. We will provide guidance on the content of these as part of your onboarding. We can deliver training if required and this can be scoped and quoted to meet your requirements. We will provide up to four content management training sessions which are typically delivered online as they do not take long as the system is not complex to use. We provide extensive guidance online via our website; https://helpdesk.whosonlocation.com/hc/en-us/articles/222043587-Get-started-with-MRI-OnLocation
• Service documentation: No
• End-of-contract data extraction: At the end of the service, we can extract any data required and issue it to the client using an agreed secure method.
• End-of-contract process: At the end of the service, we can extract any data required and issue it to the client using an agreed secure method. The solution will then be decommissioned.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: The system is available and optimized for mobile. Screen width automatically adjusts to accomodate mobile devices and all functionality remains on mobile.
• Service interface: No
• User support accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Data templates completed by the user and standard data load APIs are used to validate and upload data into Horizon as part of initial data take on. Horizon supports SOAP Web Services and flat file exchange including CSV, Tab Separated and XML over SFTP (PGP / SSH) for interface exchange with 3rd party systems allowing insert / delete / update activity validated according to system processes. Specific interface requirements will be discussed and agreed with the user as part of the project implementation and associated configuration complete in partnership.
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • ODF
  • PDF
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: MRI solutions are highly configurable, providing the flexibility to fit your unique business needs. The configuration options within the application can be controlled and managed your in-house team, with few exceptions. We will work together on the set-up during the implementation phase to empower your team to make their own configuration changes. This System Administration training will give you all the tools and knowledge required to make changes, without the intervention or need to commission our employees, although we will be available to provide support, as needed.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Our solutions are designed to minimise the load on the system for any process or interaction and incorporate load balancing to evenly distribute traffic. We host on an easily scalable AWS platform which is monitored 24x7x365 enabling us to manage capacity seamlessly in the background and our proactive monitoring ensures that we can respond to peaks in demand.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: A dashboard provides an easy-to-read, real-time summary of information displaying key people presence data at a given location. If you need to know how many people are on-site, if they are visitors, employees, or contractors; a dashboard is a great way to display people presence metrics and data.; ; You can set up as many dashboards as you'd like but you can only display one location at a time. The dashboard will display the people presence information for a specific location for a set period, then it will display the information for each chosen location before starting the cycle again.
• Reporting types: Real-time dashboards
• Resource tagging: No
• FOCUS resource tagging: No

Supplier type

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
• User control over data storage and processing locations: No
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 4.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest:
  • Physical access control, complying with SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
  • Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Equipment disposal approach: A third-party destruction service
• Data sanitisation type:
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed / Cryptographic Erasure
  • Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation / Secure Erase

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Minimal end user data is stored in the system and all may be removed using copy and paste from their user device from within the portal with minimal effort.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • ODF

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure availability twenty -four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, except for: (a) planned downtime (of which we provide adequate notice and will schedule to the extent practicable during the weekend hours), or (b) any unavailability caused by circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including without limitation, Force Majeure events or internet service provider failures or delays. We host our solution in a UK-based Tier 3 data centre that is designed to deliver high availability.
• Approach to resilience: Available on request
• Outage reporting: Salesforce support desk is used to manage customer / support interaction for specific customer system issues. E-mail advisories are in place and used to alert multiple customers / contacts of unplanned outages.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Management interfaces and support channels are managed according to ISO 27001 ISMS controls and processes including Access Control Policy, Roles and Responsibilities, Information Classification, Data Encryption, Clear Desk Policy, Equipment Security Policy and Third Party Security Policies. In summary, the least privilege required for a role principal is followed in all areas. Authorised customer contacts are held within our online help desk system and verified as part of support request processing.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication:
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: Between 6 months and 12 months
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: Between 6 months and 12 months
• How long system logs are stored for: Between 6 months and 12 months

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: We have policies processes and procedures in place in accordance with ISO27001, SOC and Cyber Essentials best practices.
• Software Security Code of Practice: Yes

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: MRI SaaS Infrastructure is managed according to ISO 27001:2013 ISMS including technical platform patching (e.g. non-production testing, sign off), risk assessment and corrective action tracking. Application is developed according to Secure Coding Practice Guidelines utilising a Subversion repository allowing code changes to be tracked at line level. Executables are built from Subversion and subjected to separate Development, System Test and Release Testing cycles within dedicated non-customer environments. Releases to customer environments are authorised by the customer via a release notice and sign off test plan. An external Application / Penetration Test is undertaken annually against the latest Application build.
• Vulnerability management type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: Vulnerabilities are managed according to ISO 27001 ISMS controls and processes which allow risks to be tracked throughout the risk life (identification, assessment and treatment). Quarterly Scheduled Maintenance is undertaken to ensure that the technical platform is routinely patched to the latest available security guidelines / patches. Short notice (2 hours) Essential Maintenance may be undertaken based on a risk assessment to ensure that critical vulnerabilities are addressed outside of Quarterly Scheduled Maintenance as required. 3rd party security forums and alert services (e.g. ISC) are subscribed to along with automatic security device signature updates.
• Protective monitoring type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: Vulnerabilities are managed according to ISO 27001 ISMS controls and processes which allow risks to be tracked throughout the risk life (identification, assessment and treatment). Quarterly Scheduled Maintenance is undertaken to ensure that the technical platform is routinely patched to the latest available security guidelines / patches. Short notice (2 hours) Essential Maintenance may be undertaken based on a risk assessment to ensure that critical vulnerabilities are addressed outside of Quarterly Scheduled Maintenance as required. 3rd party security forums and alert services (e.g. ISC) are subscribed to along with automatic security device signature updates.
• Incident management type: Complies with a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v4.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
• Incident management approach: Incidents are managed according to ISO 27001:2013 ISMS controls and processes which includes a defined "Security Incident Management Policy" including reporting mechanisms for both Information Technology and Physical Security incidents, incident logging, communication to internal and external parties, escalation, reporting, planning, implementation of preventative actions, securing / forensic evidence and continued improvement / incident review
• Post-quantum cryptography secure: Yes

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v4.0)

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Pricing

• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

• Less than £250,000: 0%
• Between £250,000 and £500,000: 0%
• Between £500,001 and £1,000,000: 0%
• Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000: 0%
• Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000: 0%
• Over £5,000,001: 0%

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• ISO/IEC 27001 accredited by: Schellman
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: Thursday 4 December 2025
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: MRI has a number of separate ISO 27001 certifications covering a number of different solutions and hosting environments. However, not all of our solutions are covered by these certifications.
• ISO 28000:2022 certification: No
• ISO 9001 certification: No
• Quality management systems (QMS): Yes
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber Essentials Certificate Number: Ca5535b7-d879-43af-807e-2fd63222a772
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number: 8b90bd0e-99b7-4c8f-a863-e742eecf1be4
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications:
  • SOC 1 Type 2
  • SOC 2 Typw 2

Social value

• Mission: Kick start economic growth:

  To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

  Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

  • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
  • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
  • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
  • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
  • Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
  • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
  • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
  • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
  • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
  • Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
  • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
  • Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
  • Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
  • Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
  • Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
  • Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
  • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at tenders@mrisoftware.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.