Licensed Partner Programme

Application introduction

* Freedom of Information Act 2000

Please be aware that as a Government Agency, Ordnance Survey may from time to time be subject to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

Any general contact information you enter on the following application form may be made available to applicants under the FOIA and be published on the Internet and/or communities website.  Before doing this Ordnance Survey will consult with you and take your views into consideration.

Please clearly identify with us any information regarding your development ideas, market development plans, commercial agreements or personal discussions which you deem to be provided to us in commercial confidence and not to be made available to applicants under the act.  Please note that such information may only be given this status should its disclosure cause an actionable breach of confidence or can be shown to prejudice your commercial interests.

The value of partnership in planning new business

Joining the Licensed Partner programme gives you the opportunity to exploit Ordnance Survey's high-quality geographical data commercially to bring new solutions and products to market.

As a world-leader in the provision of definitive geographic information (GI), Ordnance Survey is in a perfect position to develop various levels of partnership with innovative, like-minded businesses. Our Licensed Partner programme is a tiered membership programme enabling us to support and work with partners of all sizes – from individual entrepreneurs to multinational companies.

Entrants to the Licensed Partner programme are given Silver Partner status and receive online technical support and guidance on product development and telephone account management.

Gold Partners are establishing themselves in the marketplace. They also receive help to develop their business with various sales - and marketing - activities as well as dedicated account management.

Platinum Partners have great expertise with GI systems and have a strategic alignment with OS MasterMap^®. We provide our Platinum Partners with additional support in brand promotion and with collaborative opportunities.

You can access your online form by clicking on the link below. Any information you provide will be regarded as confidential and will not be disclosed to anyone outside Ordnance Survey.

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