Distribute OS data as an OS Licensed Partner.
Framework Contract for Partners
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
- Partners
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 PartnersThese 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.
Trademark acknowledgements
- Product names and trademarksAn extensive list of product names and trademarked brands registered to Ordnance Survey
- Crown CopyrightOur 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.
Support with licensing OS Data
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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
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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