ra Information Systems

CLARITY CORE - Workspace and Customer Management System

A powerful solution to streamline the management of combined office spaces, laboratory units and workshop premises, automate operational processes and optimise communications with existing and potential customers. Used by laboratory, workshop and office space providers, science, research and innovation-led companies, flexible and managed workspace providers and event venues. https://ra-is.co.uk/clarity-core-workspace-management-system/

Features

  • OCCUPANCY AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
  • SALES PIPELINE MANAGEMENT
  • MEETING, CONFERENCE AND EVENT SUPPORT
  • CUSTOMER INTERACTION MANAGEMENT
  • AUTOMATED INVOICE GENERATION
  • FACILITY MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND TESTING
  • VISITOR MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL SIGN IN
  • PARCEL MANAGEMENT
  • DIGITAL BOOKING AND SIGNAGE
  • EXTERNAL BOOKINGS & PAYMENT PORTAL

Benefits

  • EMPOWERED LEAD MANAGEMENT
  • MAXIMISED USE OF WORKSPACE
  • INCREASED WORK EFFICIENCY
  • ENHANCED COLLABORATION
  • OPTIMISED RECORD KEEPING
  • ACCURATE INVOICING AND REPORTING
  • IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
  • REDUCED COST OF HANDLING PARCEL DELIVERIES
  • FASTER VISITOR SIGN-IN PROCESS & ENHANCED TRACEABILITY

Pricing

£100 to £150 a user a month

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

9 9 4 2 2 0 8 7 9 1 1 0 3 4 9

Contact

ra Information Systems Zhanna Heenan
Telephone: 0330 223 11 99
Email: marketing@ra-is.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
No
Cloud deployment model
  • Public cloud
  • Private cloud
  • Hybrid cloud
Service constraints
NO
System requirements
  • Client OS: Windows 10 1809 or newer
  • Client OS: MAC OS 10.12 or newer

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
We have a Support Desk call logging system – you can contact our support desk between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, via phone or e-mail.
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
No
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Support levels are negotiated on customer by customer basis.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
CLARTY CORE is housed on our dedicated hosted servers and you will be provided with your own systems area within these servers. With the aid of CLARITY information templates, we can configure and implement your system simply and quickly. Data migration can also be achieved via our custom-built data migration tool which allows pre-existing data to be acquired from any accessible data source e.g. Excel spreadsheet, Access database, SQL database etc. User-definable elements of the system will be set up during implementation. Training is delivered through remote one-to-one sessions, or for multiple participants, on-premise sessions can be arranged.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
Users are able to contact our support desk and we will work through extracting their data with them.
End-of-contract process
The termination of the Contract shall result in an immediate termination of the Customer’s access to the Service, although such termination shall not relieve the Customer of the obligation to pay any fees accrued or payable to RA-IS for Services provided prior to the effective date of such termination.
Return of Customer Data. Upon termination of the Contract other than by reason of the Customer’s material breach, RA-IS will make available to the Customer a file of the Customer Data within 1 calendar month of termination if the Customer so requests at the time of notification of termination. RA-IS reserves the right to withhold, remove and/or discard the Customer Data without notice upon any uncured material breach by the Customer. In addition, upon termination of the Contract by RA-IS, the Customer’s right to access or use the Customer Data immediately ceases, and RA-IS shall have no obligation to maintain any of the Customer Data stored in the Customer’s accounts or to forward any of the Customer Data to the Customer or any third party.

Using the service

Web browser interface
No
Application to install
Yes
Compatible operating systems
Other
Designed for use on mobile devices
No
Service interface
No
User support accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
API
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
The entire CLARITY CORE suite is set up to the requirements of the individual site and its various departments. Everything is custom tailored, from embedding your company brand and customising bespoke layouts, dashboards, reports through to documentation.
Different levels of data access and editing
permission can be set according to the
user’s role.

Scaling

Independence of resources
We have know user numbers and sufficient deployed capacity to meet 100% of concurrent user loading.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
No

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
None

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
United Kingdom
User control over data storage and processing locations
No
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 CHECK service provider
Protecting data at rest
Encryption of all physical media
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
Data can be sorted in ascending and descending order and filters can be applied. Reports can be exported into Microsoft and other suites and can be used with other applications.
Data export formats
Other
Other data export formats
  • PDF
  • MS Excel, Word
Data import formats
Other
Other data import formats
Excel spreadsheet, Access database, SQL database etc.

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
Data protection within supplier network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99.95% availability commitment with service credits where not achieved
Approach to resilience
Available on request
Outage reporting
Email alerts

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Different levels of data access and editing permission can be set according to the user’s role. Everything is custom tailored, from embedding your company brand and customising bespoke layouts, dashboards, reports through to documentation.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
Username or password

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time 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
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
No

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
No
Security governance approach
Following ISO 27001 principles and best practice
Information security policies and processes
RA's own security policies and processes are followed which are based on ISO 27001 principles and best practice.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
ITIL Principles are followed to manage the deployment of services and the ongoing maintenance of the RA platform. ITIL change mangament methods are employed to ensure stable service delivery.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
Potential threats are identified by monitoring industry-standard sources for details of known vulnerabilities and emerging threats. Software patching routinely performed on a monthly schedule with patching for imminent threats being carried out as soon as production constraints allow.
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
Security information and event management tools are deployed on the platform to alert the support function to attacks being perpetrated and to allow preventive action to be taken such as blocking attackers at the IP level. Monitoring is 24x7 with engineers responding in normal working hours to identified, propiorities threats.
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
ITIL and ISO 27001 principles are followed in reporting of responding to incidents.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

We support organisations and businesses, including improving of workplace conditions that support the COVID-19 recovery effort including effective social distancing and remote working solutions.
Having seen our customers face challenges managing employee and visitor access within the multi-tenanted and multi sited facilities, which became more complex by the coronavirus outbreak, we developed new touch-free access features to our CLARITY VISITOR sign-in solution to assist with security and minimise contact at check-in.
The newly enhanced CLARITY VISITOR includes a range of essential features: visit pre-registration, authorisation and QR code generation and touch-free access, with recording and tracking of visitors, staff and contractors for multi-use premises.
• Pre-registration portal allows businesses within a larger venue to create visitor bookings and self-manage appointments of those attending a visit and when.
• The process allows authorisation of the visit, permitting users to upload/link documents to the visitor details at the point of authorisation e.g. Covid 19 health questionnaires (can be mandatory if required).
• Visitor e-Ticket Notification, once a visit has been authorised, a confirmation email is sent directly to the visitor, including a summary of the visit and a personal e-Ticket with a secure one-time QR code for touch-free sign-in at any visitor sign-in screen in the premise.
• Contactless Sign-In with a QR code scan, upon arrival the visitor should present their e-Ticket (QR code) to the screens front facing camera. Once the QR code has been read successfully the visitors arrival will be complete and the organiser of the visit will be immediately notified.

The solution has enormous potential, along with providing secure check-in processes for visitors and staff alike, the system assists workspace operators and their customers giving them a centralised and standardised procedure across campuses and locations.

Pricing

Price
£100 to £150 a user a month
Discount for educational organisations
Yes
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 marketing@ra-is.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.