Paydesk LIMITED
England
- UEI
- X1CXFNEKVBN8
- CAGE
- U11S3
- Primary NAICS
- 561320 Temporary Help Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production
- 512191 Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
- 512199 Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
- 512240 Sound Recording Studios
- 512290 Other Sound Recording Industries
- 516110 Radio Broadcasting Stations
- 516120 Television Broadcasting Stations
- 516210 Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers
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- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services
- 541840 Media Representatives
- 561499 All Other Business Support Services
- 561990 All Other Support Services
- 611420 Computer Training
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- 611513 Apprenticeship Training
- 711410 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 14th Floor, 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PW, UK
- Website
- paydesk.co
- Founded
- 2014
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Information Technology
- Software & Services
- Internet Software & Services
- Internet
- SIC code
- 89 Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $350,000 |
| FY2026 | $3,970,634 |
| FY2025 | $1,818,516 |
| FY2024 | $8,490,188 |
| FY2023 | $8,204,463 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Agency for Global Media | $4,320,634 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Paydesk LIMITED, a London-based media services company doing business as Paydesk, operates as a prime contractor delivering freelance journalist placement, multimedia stringer services, and multilingual news reporting to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) family of agencies, with no socioeconomic set-asides and exclusive full-and-open competition posture across its entire federal footprint.
Paydesk's concrete capability centers on global journalistic talent acquisition and multimedia content production. The company connects USAGM broadcasting entities—principally the Voice of America (VOA), the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), and the Office of Technology Services and Innovation—with a worldwide network of freelance journalists, photographers, and videographers. Deliverables include reporter and stringer recruitment and management, breaking news reporting, feature writing, longform documentary production, radio programming, video and photography production, interpretation, translation services, specialized payment processing for international journalists, and journalism training. Representative work includes a $250,000 firm fixed-price BPA call for language services obtaining journalist stringers globally to produce breaking news, features, documentaries, and radio programming for VOA (awarded September 25, 2026); a $198.7 thousand call for journalist stringer recruitment, hiring, and management in multiple overseas cities for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (awarded September 28, 2024); and a $165 thousand call for Hausa-language journalistic talent supporting VOA's Africa Service (awarded September 1, 2024).
Customer concentration sits entirely with the U.S. Agency for Global Media and subordinate components. VOA dominates both volume and dollars at 214 awards carrying $39.8 million in combined potential value (94% of all awards, 94% of all value). The Office of Cuba Broadcasting accounts for 10 awards, $1.4 million; the parent USAGM for 13 awards, $1.1 million; and the Office of Technology Services and Innovation for 7 awards, $150 thousand. All four agencies are covered within Paydesk's customer base.
Paydesk holds two primary parent vehicles. The Blanket Purchase Agreement 95170022A0349 ($250,000 ceiling, awarded September 1, 2022, extending through August 31, 2027) anchors 155 task orders carrying $24.3 million in combined potential value and serves as the primary umbrella for repeated VOA procurements across language divisions—Persian, Somali, Swahili, Hausa, Portuguese, French to Africa, Creole, Afghan, Urdu, Uzbek, Kurdish, Turkish, Indonesian, Mandarin, Azeri, and English services—and geographic initiatives including Ukraine conflict coverage, East Asia operations, Horn of Africa reporting, and Central News Division support. The Blanket Purchase Agreement 95170018A0817 ($250,000 ceiling) spans 52 task orders, $14.6 million combined potential value, and represents an earlier vehicle for similar language and stringer services. A third BPA (95170016A0091) carries 17 task orders, $874 thousand combined potential value. Work is performed from Paydesk's headquarters in Great Britain, United Kingdom.
Activity has grown substantially—46 awards in 2022 to 59 in 2024—with recent contraction to 5 awards in 2025 and 19 in 2026 (year-to-date through September 2026). Eleven awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $2.9 million and therefore face recompete exposure. A termination for convenience action executed on March 25, 2025, resulted in partial deobligation of certain task orders, though this action did not constitute full contract closeout; the source notes that a complete closeout remains pending. A rescind-termination modification effective January 28, 2026, resumed all services under the primary BPA vehicle.
As a for-profit limited liability company based in London with no U.S. headquarters presence, Paydesk competes as a foreign-owned vendor under full-and-open competition with no set-aside participation. The company operates 100% as a prime contractor; no subcontract work is present in the source. NAICS coding concentrates on News Syndicates (223 awards) and Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (19 awards), with PSC codes weighted toward communications support (99 awards) and other professional and administrative support categories.
Quick answers
Is Paydesk LIMITED registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Paydesk LIMITED's SAM.gov registration is active through August 4, 2027.
How much has Paydesk LIMITED received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,818,516 to Paydesk LIMITED in fiscal year 2025 and $22,833,801 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Paydesk LIMITED rank among federal contractors?
Paydesk LIMITED ranked #9 at the US Agency for Global Media, #29 in NAICS 5191 and #47 in NAICS 519 in FY2025.
What is Paydesk LIMITED's most recent federal award?
Paydesk LIMITED's most recent federal contract award is Language services obtain journalist stringers daily to produce and report breaking news stories features longform… (95170027K0004), from US Agency for Global Media, on October 21, 2026.
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