This G-Cloud 10 service is no longer available to buy.

The G-Cloud 10 framework expired on Tuesday 2 July 2019. Any existing contracts with Metastreet Ltd are still valid.
Metastreet Ltd

HMO Licensing software, landlord licensing, property licensing

Property Licensing software management system. Landlord HMO Licensing, Additional and Selective licensing. On line application, back office processing and management of applications.

Features

  • Cloud hosted - Secure and scalable
  • White label - fully customiseable to client branding
  • Security - single sign on, two factor authentication
  • Accessibility - designed to Gov.uk guidelines and mobile responsive
  • Housing Act 2004 - fully compliant with legal requirements
  • Mobile app with cloud integration
  • Cloud based team management and workflow
  • Integrated payment gateway, print and direct post solution
  • API integration
  • Portfolio landlord features

Benefits

  • Works out of the box - no long implementation needed
  • Reduces processing time significantly and reduces administration costs
  • Reduction in human error by using automated licence type identification
  • Optimising teams productivity using workload scheduling
  • Designed by practitioners experienced in delivering licensing schemes
  • Mobile solutions cloud based to provide real time inspection information

Pricing

£10,000.00 a unit

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 pip.watson@metastreet.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 10

Service ID

9 2 2 3 5 6 8 6 3 8 8 3 8 7 9

Contact

Metastreet Ltd Pip Watson
Telephone: 07739287331
Email: pip.watson@metastreet.co.uk

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
No
Cloud deployment model
Private cloud
Service constraints
No
System requirements
  • Modern web browser (v.IE8+)
  • Smart phone for two factor authentication
  • Each user needs unique e-mail address

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
2 hour response during normal working hours 9a.m to 5 p.m
Emergency only response at weekends
Enhanced response can be agreed as required to meet peak usage
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.0 A
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
Web chat
Web chat support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support accessibility standard
WCAG 2.0 A
Web chat accessibility testing
Webchat access is provided by a 3rd party who have extensively tested it
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Technical account manager support
Support package can be tailored to clients requirements
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Training will be available on site and online
User documentation available
Support line available
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
  • HTML
  • PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
We will assist in the migration of data to the buyer or a new supplier as detailed in the agreed exit plan. This will be in a format agreed with the buyer.
End-of-contract process
Obligations as required by the agreed exit plan and contract are included in the price of the contract.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari 9+
  • Opera
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
Menu structure
Accessibility standards
WCAG 2.0 A
Accessibility testing
Interfaces with screen reader products
Designed according to Gov.uk guidelines
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
No limitations, anything on the front end can be achieved through the API
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
  • Open API (also known as Swagger)
  • HTML
API sandbox or test environment
Yes
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Branding
Fee levels
Post code look up

Scaling

Independence of resources
Auto scaling infrastructure and a queue based messaging pipeline to stop blocking requests

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
Applications submitted
Applications processed
Payment
Reporting types
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
European Economic Area (EEA)
User control over data storage and processing locations
No
Datacentre security standards
Managed by a third party
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 CSA CCM v3.0
  • Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
  • Physical access control, complying with another standard
  • Encryption of all physical media
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Can be provided on request
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)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99%
Approach to resilience
This is available on request
Outage reporting
E-mail alerts
Public dashboard

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
We implement a role based access control list and have a policy using principle of least privilege
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • 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
User-defined
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
Other security certifications
No

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
No
Security governance approach
All software development and products are done to OWASP guidelines
Information security policies and processes
Full details are available on request

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Any new feature before it goes into development has a security impact assessment .Before any functional major release there is a regression test and a external penetration test before release.
Vulnerability management type
Supplier-defined controls
Vulnerability management approach
We follow industry news bulletins for potential threats. Dependant on relevance and severity we provide patches within 48 hours. All threats are risk assessed and triaged
Protective monitoring type
Supplier-defined controls
Protective monitoring approach
We employ third party tools such as 'Tripwire' which monitors any unauthorised access to production environments.
Our system administrators investigate immediately on being alerted with the relevant business and tech stakeholders
Incident management type
Supplier-defined controls
Incident management approach
We have a pre-defined incident report process and all clients are notified by e-mail of the incident and our response and kept updated

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

Pricing

Price
£10,000.00 a unit
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 pip.watson@metastreet.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.