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Snelling Business Systems Ltd

Workplace Management - Robin

Robin is the workplace management platform that streamlines processes for enhanced in-office productivity. With industry-leading desk and room booking software, alongside intelligent workplace automation and analytics, our platform empowers employees to reserve anything they need at the office. Since 2014, thousands of organizations have trusted Robin for scalable workplace optimization.

Features

  • Room booking
  • Desk booking
  • Digital signage
  • Visitor management
  • Custom analytics
  • Outlook integration
  • Microsoft Teams app
  • Google integration
  • Slack integration
  • Mobile app

Benefits

  • Room booking: Reduces time spent coordinating rooms, increases productivity.
  • Desk booking: Improves collaboration among teams, reduces wasted time.
  • Custom analytics: Turns workplace data into a strategic business advantage.
  • Digital signage: Helps employees and visitors navigation
  • Visitor management: Streamlines office access, saving time
  • Outlook integration: Schedules meetings for optimal fit
  • Microsoft Teams app: Helps with hybrid work planning.
  • Google integration: Simplifies account creation, information syncing and resource reservations.
  • Space management: Simplifies space design and reallocation.
  • Mobile app: Resource booking and coordination on the go.

Pricing

£1,500 a licence

Service documents

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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 sales@snellingbiz.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

1 6 5 2 9 4 6 2 4 4 8 5 7 3 7

Contact

Snelling Business Systems Ltd Alexandra Weston
Telephone: 01603711111
Email: sales@snellingbiz.com

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes
What software services is the service an extension to
M365 or Google resource calendars
Cloud deployment model
Public cloud
Service constraints
No
System requirements
Internet access, M365 or Google, Any modern web browser

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes, at extra cost
Support response times
Median chat response time = 1 min 47 seconds
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
Web chat accessibility testing
Intercom tests and maintains their product to support users of assistive technology.
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Onsite support provided on request. Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical support standard, an assigned solutions engineer may be assigned depending on account type.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
We have dedicated oboarding specialists that assist in setup with both admin and user training sessions hosted virtually. We also have a complete Help Center full of getting started guides, how to's, FAQs etc.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Data can be extracted at any time using the Robin export APIs, available within the Advanced Analytics module
End-of-contract process
All customer data can be removed by request upon termination of the contract.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
Application to install
Yes
Compatible operating systems
  • Android
  • IOS
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
Both the mobile app and desktop app allow users to book and manage their resources. Additional management and administrative functionality is available through the web dashboard.
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
Description of service interface
There are web and mobile interfaces that users can toggle between differnt views to book office resources and see who else will be in the office
Accessibility standards
WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
Accessibility testing
We do yearly audits with Accessible Web, a web accessibility audit service, to identify spot problems with implementation and larger issues. Issues identified in the audits are entered into our work queue for solutions, and internal standards are developed in order to prevent future recurrences of similar issues. We conduct the audits on an annual basis to ensure we stay on top of any new issues.
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
Robin offers 2 APIs

Robin Generic API: Enables developers to build applications that interact with the Robin platform. It's particularly good at office-related apps, where it's important to have high resolution presence or event data throughout the day.

Robin Analytics API: Gives developers or users with basic programming skills the power to retrieve desk and space analytics data and build custom reporting in their third-party business intelligence tools.
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
  • Open API (also known as Swagger)
  • HTML
  • ODF
  • PDF
  • Other
API sandbox or test environment
Yes
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Users can customize their desired interface and default view of the platform

Scaling

Independence of resources
Robin provides a Status dashboard showing the operation of services, including historical data. This shows the state of services and planned works.

https://status.robinpowered.com

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
N/a
Reporting types
Real-time dashboards

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller (no extras)
Organisation whose services are being resold
Robin

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
User control over data storage and processing locations
Yes
Datacentre security standards
Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
‘IT Health Check’ performed by a Tigerscheme qualified provider or a CREST-approved service provider
Protecting data at rest
Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Users can export data in the 'Exports' area of Robin's platform. Basic analytics customers have an unlimited number of exports, but can only export up to 90 days of data. Advanced analytics users have an unlimited number of exports, but can export for any period of time.
Data export formats
CSV
Data import formats
CSV

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)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
We provide full visibility of performance and historical data, which shows consistent reliable uptime.

See our Status Page for performance metrics and historic uptime: https://status.robinpowered.com/
Approach to resilience
N/A
Outage reporting
Real-time email to customers, including recognized issues, works in progress and resolutions. We also have a Robin status website.

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
N/A
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • 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
At least 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
At least 12 months
How long system logs are stored for
At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
Prescient Security
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
04/04/2023
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
N/A
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
SOC 2 Type II

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
An overview of our Security policies can be seen here: https://robinpowered.com/platform/security

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Configuration and change management approach
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Vulnerability management type
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Vulnerability management approach
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Protective monitoring type
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Protective monitoring approach
N/A
Incident management type
Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
Incident management approach
N/A

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 v3.0)

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Social Value

Social Value

Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

The Robin workplace management solution provides businesses with the tools to create safe working environments in a post COVID 19 working environment. With tools to manage desk booking, room booking and hybrid working policies, as well as gather data on foot traffic and space optimisation, Robin can help you create a sustainable hybrid workplace.

Pricing

Price
£1,500 a licence
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
No

Service documents

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 sales@snellingbiz.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.