EventScotland, the Scottish government funded agency, travelled to Paris in September for discussions with the Tour director, Christian Prudhomme on taking the race north of the border, with Glasgow or Edinburgh as the likely destinations.
As of yet no details have been announced, but a bid could put Scotland in direct competition with London, whose mayor Ken Livingstone wants the Tour to return in 2012.
A Tour de France spokesman said: "We haven't talked enough with the people in Scotland, and so we are not ready to talk publicly. We will wait for an application to evolve and see what's possible."
