Framework Contract for Partners

The Framework Contract for Partners (FCP) sets out the terms and conditions for the commercial relationship between you (our Partners) and Ordnance Survey (OS).

This licence entitles you to: Distribute OS data as an OS Licensed Partner.

Partners

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Key features

Used by every OS Licensed Partner

Every Partner who signs up to use OS data needs to accept a Framework Contract for Partners (FCP).

Your first step of your lifecycle as an OS Licensed Partner

The pathway to enabling OS data distribution, business solutions, consumer solutions, printed products or becoming an educational service provider.

Partner contracts to suit you

Distribution, Business solutions - online viewing, Business solutions - data components, Consumer solutions, Printed products, Educational service provider, Tracking and Scheduling Contract, Different types of OS NET contracts.

Licence agreement

Use cases: Develop products and services using OS data, to re-license to third parties
Customer suitability: Partners
Length of licence: Minimum 1 year, maximum 5 year term with automatic renewal
Licence fee: FOC at verification of Partner sign up/credit check

Terms and conditions

Third party OS data

Dependant on data and specific contract used.

Licence exclusive to OS Partners

You must be an OS Partner to use this licence.

Documents and support

Style guide

Co-branding guidelines for licensed Partners
These guidelines are to be used by organisations that have entered into a written licensing agreement with us to incorporate and/or distribute our data as part of their products/services.
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Trademark acknowledgements

Product names and trademarks
An extensive list of product names and trademarked brands registered to Ordnance Survey
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Crown Copyright
Our data and our brand are protected by a variety of intellectual property (IP) rights (including copyright, database rights and trade marks), and our primary income comes from licensing these IP rights to Government, public sector organisations, commercial businesses and consumers.
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Get this licence

Key features: Used by every OS Licensed Partner
Your first step of your lifecycle as an OS Licensed Partner
Partner contracts to suit you
This licence entitles you to: Distribute OS data as an OS Licensed Partner.
Length of licence: Minimum 1 year, maximum 5 year term with automatic renewal

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How to apply

I want to use OS data to create products and services for third parties

If you are looking to exploit OS data commercially, we have developed flexible licensing for you to do this.

You can become a reseller of OS data by signing up as a Licensed Partner here.

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Support with licensing OS Data

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