Interested party and supplier

Answer:

The same organization can be both supplier and interested party, suppliers in general are interested in success of the company and expanding the existing contracts. Licencor is special kind of suppliers because it provides the company with licences and has requirements towards the company so it can maintain the licences, so it is definitely an interested parties with needs and expectations.

For more information about external provides and interested parties, please see these two articles:
- How to control outsourced processes using ISO 9001 https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2015/05/05/how-to-control-outsourced-processes-using-iso-9001/
- How to determine interested parties and their requirements according to ISO 9001:2015 https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2015/11/10/how-to-determine-interested-parties-and-their-requirements-according-to-iso-90012015/