Specific Use Framework Partner Licence

Licensed partners may acquire digital map data from Ordnance Survey for inclusion in Value Added products and services under the terms of the Specific Use Framework Partner Licence (SUFPL).  This defines the over-arching terms and conditions of the commercial relationship between the Licensed Partner and Ordnance Survey, and the obligations required of the Partner.

The SUFPL is an open ended licence signed once by Ordnance Survey and the Partner.

Ordnance Survey data licensed under the SUFPL is offered on Specific Use terms.  Specific Use entitles the partner to:

• be supplied with the data, and receive updates according to the maintenance regime for each product
• hold the data within a computer system and to make security copies of it
• use the data to create and licence product(s) or services for the defined specific use.
• grant Specific Use rights to the end-user of the product or service in accordance with those applicable to the defined specific use.

In most cases the Licensed Partner may hold the data relevant to each specific use against royalties earned from the licensing of products or services. However, minimum annual royalty values will apply to each specific use.

A separate Specific Use Contract (SUC) is implemented for each defined specific use under which products and/or services will be licensed by the partner.  This defines the Specific Use, and the terms and conditions, and specific end user rights applicable.  It will also define the digital data products that may be licensed for exploitation within the specific use, and the royalty models and royalty values applicable to each dataset uses within each product or service licensed under the SUC.

Specific Use contracts are available for periods of one, two, three or four years and may be renewed or extended as required.

 Specific Use Framework Partner Licence (419 Kb)

Specific Use Contracts currently available.

Please click here for more detailed information on our Ordnance Survey  Licensed Partner programme.