Cabinet Office decision on Bain & Company

Decisions and steps

1. August 2022Three-year exclusion decided^S2
2. 23 March 2023Exclusion lifted for non-South African affiliates with monitoring^S1
3. 22 January 2025UK government declines to reinstate the exclusion^S7

Claims this case bears on

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  Bain said the UK Cabinet Office decided in August 2022 that Bain should be excluded from bidding for its contracts for 3 years from January 2022.
  Company statement, Undated page, read October 20265 records citedCorporate status

Sources

1. S2Tier B Bain's path forward: Public sector work in the UKBain & Company. Company statement. Undated, read October 2026.Bain's account of the UK exclusion, its fee repayment and its denial. It does not mention the Treasury restriction.
2. S1Tier C Consultancy firm's ban on bidding for government contracts is liftedCivil Service World. Press report. 23 March 2023.Report by Tevye Markson on the lifting of the UK exclusion and its conditions. It does not cover South African proceedings.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
3. S7Tier C Labour government rejects call to reinstate Bain & Company's ban amid controversial state capture linksDaily Maverick. Press report. 22 January 2025.Report by Peter Fabricius that the UK government declined to reinstate the exclusion. It does not mention Bain's judicial review.Link working, checked 25 October 2026